This post goes out to everyone who has done at least one internship in their life, that is to say, to probably nine out of every ten people. Remember all those hours copying documents and running errands, while also trying to learn something useful in the industry? Yeah, so do I. But if you are that one person out of ten who has never been an intern, should I congratulate you or should I be sorry for you? Frankly speaking, I don’t even know.
What is an internship, you ask? Internships are not the same as summer jobs. You take up a summer job for some extra cash, and often, though not necessarily, it is not connected to your college degree. Internships for students are supposed to help you get a better understanding of your chosen field, get some experience, and meet some people. If you can also earn a bit while getting your feet wet in the industry, that’s great. However, bear in mind that not every company pays their interns, claiming that the experience they get should be enough of a remuneration. By the way, do you agree with unpaid internship positions?
Not every company makes internships about spending most of your day at the copy machine though. Those who understand the value of new team members will provide really great internship opportunities so that once your internship is over, you will be able to become a valued member of the team and will actually be willing to accept the offer.
Enjoy some internship jokes that will remind you of your intern days or help you get through your current internship. Share your best and worst internship experiences in the comments.
#21
Interviewer: "Do you have any office experience?"
Intern: "Yes, I have seen the entire series 19 times."
Intern: "Yes, I have seen the entire series 19 times."
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#22
What internship look like?
Greeting a co-worker whose name you don’t know, and having to point and call them “You.”
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#23
"Being an eldest daughter is like an unpaid internship for the rest of your life."
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#24

Showing new interns around work like: "This is where I come to cry."
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#25
Intern: "How's getting you a sandwich going to help me get a job?"
Boss: "Call it an internship on your resume."
Boss: "Call it an internship on your resume."
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#26
When do you know that it's your first day of the internship?
When your supervisor walks in and asks you why you're deleting the database.
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#27
A summer internship is a great way to learn how people at a company pretend to work.
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#28

Internship - when you pay tens of thousands of dollars to get a degree but have to do unpaid internships to actually get a job.
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#29
Boss: "What are the methods of your code? Any other optimizations?
Intern: "Well, Norvig's Claims..."
Boss: "Retype these documents."
Intern: "Well, Norvig's Claims..."
Boss: "Retype these documents."
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#30
Summer internship - didn't have to make coffee a single time, because almost everyone is on vacation.
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#31
"Here's hoping our news interns serve as a reminder that someone out there actually wants our jobs."
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#32

Interviewer: "As the intern, it will be your job to work for free."
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#33
"I wish I could hire an intern to help me with the work from my internship."
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#34
What do unpaid internships have in common with raising kids?
You get paid in experience. And you get a "family."
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#35
Interviewer: "I hope you have manners. We sacked the last guy for disrespect. He compared me to a bird."
Intern:" Wow, I can never do that!"
Interviewer: "Good. So you're here for the mentorship program?"
Intern: "Yes, take me under your wing!"
Intern:" Wow, I can never do that!"
Interviewer: "Good. So you're here for the mentorship program?"
Intern: "Yes, take me under your wing!"
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#36

"I'm currently working on a management-oriented book focused on the delegation of tasks. I'll have my secretary let you know when my intern finishes writing it."
Cordially,
Mrs. Team Lead
Mrs. Team Lead
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#37
"I heard Google was hiring. You can't spell internet without intern!"
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#38
Graduation is when your summers of unpaid internships finally earn you a full-time unpaid internship.
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#39

"I wanted to chat-up the girl serving in the coffee shop, so I looked at her name badge and said: "That's a beautiful name, Trainee."
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#40
"At my first internship, they had me send a Fedex package and told me, ‘Just put bill sender.’ I wrote on the form, ‘To: Bill Sender.’ I thought it was a person, not billing instructions. They still hired me and I made a career there.”
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