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There's no such thing as intern work, only work that needs to be done with either a good attitude or bad attitude. If you're not interested in working, the door is over there.
Direct but fair, I like it
I would have probably assumed it was a joke, laughed and said, “no, really - can you please grab my printouts? I’m on a call.”
Execute her.
Tell her there’s avocado toast by the printer
The more important question is why are you still at work? No WFH?
Nice. That nasty comment about guidehouse being a bottom of bucket firm is gone. Much better.
While I dish out grunt work to interns, I make sure it is meaningful grunt work, not running errands for me
This behavior is VERY real. It’s great to see that people commonly agree that’s its unacceptable.
“If you’re not willing to support the team, I guess you’re not interested in a full time offer either”
As long as it’s a one time request, I don’t think it is unreasonable. That’s a pretty obnoxious response.
Agreed. And Even if it's not a one time request.
There's no work that is too low for me to do. Unless, I'm doing something more important.
Screenshot her title in Skype, draw a red circle around it badly in paint
If you’re male, it might have come off condescending, like telling a younger female intern to fetch something for you. I understand you were just asking someone for a quick favor while stuck on a call, but maybe she interpreted it as a task like making you coffee or picking up your lunch. The way she phrased her response was still odd though
i doubt that’s all of it. money is one thing, but the bigger picture often is, as females, we tread the line very carefully between what makes us automatically look inferior versus doing a task that makes sense. we hear so many stories of women getting treated badly in the workforce to the point where every little thing could potentially lead to a longer pattern of behavior where we just become known as the “admin” girl. (not a bad thing, just not necessarily what she felt she was hired to do). power dynamics between men and women are so ridiculously hard to figure out. to you, this probably isn’t a big deal, but it’s honestly hard to get a handle of it.
“Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t realize your internship had ended and you’d accepted an offer!”
No one has asked the question of why you needed print outs while on a call... if you are on a call they could’ve been done digitally, if you are prepping for a meeting this is poor calendar management (always clear prep time for a meeting requiring physical handouts). You are clearly not ready to manage or lead so I trust the interns instincts here
Seriously?
You could also explain to her that it’s not an “intern work,” it’s the type of work everyone in the firm would do to support each other. Ask her why she viewed things that way, or if anyone else had treated her disgracefully multiples times before etc.
Everyone is in their own race, don’t assume someone is salty because you were in the same cohort and you are making 4x her salary.
Promote her. She is thinking big.
Ask her why intern is in her title then 😂
Wait.... you were talking to an INTERN who said they don’t do intern work? I’m confused....like all their work is intern work bc hello?!?
I would think it would be a weird response if given by a male or female intern to a male or female colleague asking for help.
How’s the intern supposed to know it’s only a one time request? Perhaps she was thinking that if she said yes to this, then in the future you would keep asking her to do similar menial tasks. Being an intern doesn’t mean you suddenly have 0 say over what your job entails, and that you have to drop everything and absolutely do what others tell you to do.
Agree with SM1... ultimately I always grew because my mindset has been “how can I make my manager more successful”
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I asked analyst via Skype if she could walk to the printer and grab some papers for me since I was dialed in to a call at my desk. Responded "No, I don't do analyst work" ..what's a fair reaction to that
@SM6 - I do as well and have seen many of our colleagues do too. I think it’s a small gesture that helps keep the team happy and motivated. The least we can do is buy a round of coffee (especially if the work leads to late nights or weekends 😂😂)
Let her go.... hire me