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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Top comments
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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a_cad_1 0
What does a carnie intern pay?
Schaden_freude 0
Stop bitching. First of all, you are lucky to have an internship that pays so well. Secondly, no one goes into research for the money.
AlwaysRejected 0
Research is about investment--investment into knowledge, and investment for yourself. #1 is right--your next internship will pay better.
291togo 0
As Austin Powers put it ... does your friend have small hands and smell like cabbage?
Weil 0
Might as well kill yourself lol. Seriously, it's an internship. Wtf do you expect?
deaditegirl 0
So what? Internships are about the experience- you're learning and preparing for a real career in the future. Last I checked, a carnie wasn't a career. Many internships are unpaid. Seriously, grow up and quit your bitching.
sucks4you5 0
INTERNSHIP ur not supposed to get paid duh
sj_19 0
carnies only get that much money because no one really wants to be a carnie be glad you were able to do work that will further your career, and thus your life!
copey 0
You bithing about getting paid for an internship?? WTF.. get a life
yellow__man 4
Why are you so damn near sighted???? In a few years, you'll be making bank and your friend will still be making $8000 a summer, if they're lucky.