Today, I finished my internship working in a government lab. I got paid $4000 for the summer. I was talking to my cousin, who said that when he worked as a carnie last summer he made $8000. I get paid half as much for doing research as a carnie does for serving people sno-cones. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out that my company is paying more for hors d'oeuvres at one party than I will receive for my entire year long internship. FML
Today, I was let go from my internship for "not putting in enough effort". I was working 50 hours a week for almost zero pay. FML
Today, as usual, I got to my internship early, did everything my bosses asked. At the end of the day, I was fired after 3 weeks of working unpaid overtime because they found an applicant with more experience for the job I applied to and they wanted to cut costs. FML
Today, I finally got my paycheck from working at my minimum wage job for the last three months. I was delighted when I saw it was worth $846. On my way to cash it, I destroyed my car's suspension. It's going to cost almost $800 to fix. FML
Today, after being laid off for over a year, I got turned down for an unpaid internship. I can't even get people to let me work for free. FML
Today, my sister and I were talking about our salaries. She just graduated from university and will start working soon. It turns out that she'll earn more money than me. I have been working for 4 years. However, my earnings are still less than those of a worker with no experience. FML
Today, after working my ass off for 2 months, receiving perfect reviews, and going out of my way to take on extra work to get a job offer from the location where I temp, I finally got an offer for a permanent position. Included in the offer was a $3.00 an hour pay cut and no insurance. FML
Today, I went to do a drug test for a new job. While I was there, they said the job was part-time with no insurance. Previously it was supposed to be full time with insurance. Now I have to take a job that pays $20,000 less a year. FML
Today, I completed my two-month internship, where I have been working as hard as I could with the hope of being hired. My boss couldn't remember my name, and declined to be a reference. FML
Today, I busted my ass to help this old lady move her stuff because she was going to a nursing home. I was told I would get paid. When I finished four hours later the lady took me to a room and told me to pick out anything in her little goody bag. I got a race car as payment. FML
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birds_fml 7
So what? A carnie is never going to go anywhere, you've got experience that will get you a better job and you'll end up with more in the end than a carnie ever could.
Cucchiaio 0
be thankful that you even got paid for an internship!
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WonderBlunder 0
You should count yourself lucky to have a job. So many people lost their jobs in this recession. And it's called internship for a good reason. I doubt you'd be of much help in the lab, especially for such a short period, where you spent half the time learning. It's tougher working in a carnival. It's a real job and their supervisor won't be babysitting them like in internship. So why should you get paid more?
asifbro 0
this is just the strange salary/wage trend, a highschool dropout that finishes a trade apprenticeship will earn fuckloads more than most respected desk jobs, thats just the way it is. if you ignore tax evasion :P.
starflake 3
Seriously..? You're complaing that you got paid $4000 over a few months for an INTERSHIP? I've had about 8 weeks worth of ******* work since I left school last year, be ******* grateful that you have something that pays!
zehr0 0
INTERNSHIP. Be glad you get paid at ALL, dipshit.
heyhoe_fml 0
stfu spoiled asshole, u got paid for an internship.
aseretkavon 1
YDI for not knowing that most internships DON'T EVEN PAY. Feel like one of the lucky ones. Also, your cousin wasn't INTERNING as a Carnie... he WORKED full time... with terrible hours and nothing to eat but hot dogs and funnel cakes for several months. Again, feel grateful for on those nights you weren't spending at the lab, you were able to go home, have a nourishing meal, and the opportunity to sit back and relax in your probably nice suburban home while he worked the night shift selling funnel cakes and collecting ride tickets, and once his shift ended REALLY late, he was only able to retreat to a smelly trailer for enough time to sleep before he did it again for the next day. I think this proves why you might deserve it... ignorance, perhaps.
18legalawesome 0
The difference between you and your cousin is the fact that your cousin had hundreds of thousands of customers willing to waste their money on sweets, whereas you had none. He probably earned more because of the amount of customers he received.
SirAwesome 0
YDI for whining about not getting paid enough for an INTERSHIP.
8trickster8 0
Pretty sure you have more a future than a carnie you whiny little bitch.
papertigers_fml 0
oh boo hoo. when i finished my internship, all i got was a $50 giftcard and a thank you note. that was really nice of them and i was thankful. you know why? because they didn't have to get me ANYTHING because it was an INTERNSHIP! and then i got to put that experience on my resume and it helped me get a job. amazing, i know.