Thursday, July 16, 2009

WHY NOT TO DO AN INTERN ..

  1. Oh my God! Impressive building., beautiful lawns…wow a fountain, the Air Conditioning is OK. Is it too cold? Who cares-it’s airconditioned! BUT – It is TOO COLD, cold enough for you to catch a cold.
  2. It is 2 kilometers from the main road, where the bus drops you and there are no autos or rickshaws and there is no way except walking and that too with the sun in a plot with someone trying to burn you down. Sometimes you do manage to get a lift, but 5 times in 50 days….does it make sense mathematically?
  3. The canteen is a good 5 mins walk from the office building, again with the sun in evil plotting and everything.
  4. It is the second last day of the internship (10 full weeks, nothing less!).Your mentor has talked to you for a total of 2 hours.
  5. 7th week – You are told that you should start making your report so that you can WORK till the LAST DAY(which work? – NO answer)
  6. You are being asked to give a presentation on work done (which work? – NO answer)
  7. Presentation to whom – Whoever feels like coming – Well, you console yourself, perhaps the legs would bring people to the room where you are to give a ppt (which room is it btw? and at ???? hours:O) automatically. Perhaps they will dream about it in the night. Why not? Anyway they haven’t been told about it by natural means, perhaps supernatural will intervene!!!! Awesome idea….and you feel happy!)
  8. You are told you are here as a favour to IIT, nobody wants you here or even cares.
  9. You wait for a discussion (you were told would happen in half an hour) for almost 6 hours and then at 5:30 are told, we’ll discuss tomorrow…and guess what?...chances are that it’ll happen again tomorrow!
  10. You submit a report (wow, how did you manage to even write one… you are a marvel!!! :P) and are told the next day and I quote, “It seems You are writing a report for the first time.”
  11. The mistakes pointed out in your report are as follows :
    · The cover page isn’t copied from the report you were given.
    · The acknowledgement doesn’t have the names of the people you don’t know exist.
    · The table of contents is upside down.
    · The actual content of the report – “Sorry, I couldn’t read that. You know how busy I am.”
  12. Oh, and what about the results of the samples you sent (you did send some sample **smug look**) to that analysis lab...umm when was it...ah, yes two weeks ago? Oh, people are too busy you know, you'll get a WTF-is-wrong-with-you-you-ass****-don't you-know-everyone-here-is-so-busy-get-the-f***-out-of-here stare, so why even bother asking!
  13. Finally, after 50 days, You take in the form to get it signed (The form being the only reason you came here for….) and what happens???? We’ll find out TOMORROW………………………………………………………………….

2 comments:

ritika said...

thats really funny.. loved it... n besides everything, ur mentor certainly has mettle... hasnt yet been terrified enuf of that killing glare of urs ;P ;P

Aashish said...
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