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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mylyfsukswbu 0
$4000 is alot of money, certainly in these rough times. Also most interns don't even get payed. You should be happy that you made that money, after all carneys jobs are not as glamourous as sitting in a air conditioned office doing research, away from screaming little kids.
kukopia 0
You got $4,000, some on-the-job-training and a good experience that you'll put on your resume' to get better paying jobs down the road. Your cousin is either lying about getting $8K or he was embezzling. He was working 16-20 hrs a day, 7 days a week, rain or shine, in freezing to sweltering temps. He had very little privacy. His diet ALL summer was ALL carnival food. Only an ignorant twit would only compare the gross salaries. It's hard to believe you have any research experience.
Bullshet 0
You got paid for an internship? Be happy you got paid at all.
ObadiahtheSlim 2
What do you expect? Interns get paid very little for the contacts and work experience they get.
Qup 0
the carnie was probly selling crack, too.
ch_kisama 0
you know what be happy you have a job that is giving you experience so you can be successful later in life. so not an FML. you're a hell of a lot better off than the millions of people who are out of work right now. get over it and stop whining.
nprugby11 0
Key Word: INTERNSHIP...a state of "employment" in which the "employee" generally gets paid no salary and only has the promise of experience and contacts for the future. Quit whining about how your cousin who's working an actual salaried job earned more than you.
justaquietghost 0
Does working for Cedar Point count as being a carnie? I'm just wondering, because I was their slave last summer and made 9000.
BoboMatrix 0
I have done that at a carnival. Opening your own stall or working at one does pay very well. Renting a space, stall all other needed accessories including food shouldn't cost more than 2k. The payout is near 10k+. I am saying this from experience.
TotallyAwesome 0
Welcome to science.