Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Cube Q&A: Interns

Q: What does it mean when your boss tells you to hire at the intern level in Cube City?

A: Dear cube dweller, interns are young and cheap. They are desperate and hungry for work. They can't seem to get a foot in the door anywhere. Thanks to their stack of rejection letters and limited pool of networks, they have no self esteem and do not realize their worth or talent. It sounds like your company is cheap and unwilling to pay for someone who knows what they're doing. That said, have fun training your fragile intern in addition to all of your own work duties.

1 comment:

Michelle Medley said...

Wow, it boggles the mind to think of what you'd feel comfortable handing off to them.

Teaching the IA alone, and how to read it for the work. I dunno, the learning curve was very long for this seasoned veteran. And who can spare the time for the training?

Train headed off the tracks on this idea?