That was REALLY stupid. First, you often have to get recommendations. Second, this person can easily contact your school. Third, you were an intern. You get bossed around you whiny little shit.
1 & 2 are debatable. 3 is bullshit. Only a total lowlife bosses around interns, or anyone for that matter. Bossing people around at the job is generally a sign of a weak character and the absence of any authority. An internship should serve the intern to find out whether s/he likes the job and is capable of doing it. Same for the company: they will need fresh blood some day, so an internship is for them to find out if a person fits in. Unless it's the sort of "internship" that's just abusing young people to work for free as long as they accept it. I make hiring decisions in my job, and I'd probably not hire someone who went thru 4 or 5 unpaid internships to "get merits". We got no use for doormats.
I think you and I are seeing the note differently. You're assuming the boss was a dick. I assume someone who leaves a passive aggressive sticky note is a petty little bitch.
I've had interns "under my care". 1 & 2 are true, at least in my case. Interns are actually a lot of work. I had to have a education plan, help with an intern project and then write reports to their school.
While I've had great interns who have learned a lot, I found in the last two batches complain about everything I give them to do. If you can't handle the little things, why would someone trust you with a larger responsibility?
I'm not assuming anything at all, I just and only referred to what you wrote, especially your last sentence. Excerting authority is not bossing around and vice versa. I don't want to come with this Boss vs. Leader stuff thats around a lot, there'S some truth to that, but its over simpifying things. A positive and necessary side of bossing is to not let anyone in doubt who's making the calls, but also who's carrying responsibility. Bossing around is in my book to make people small and aware you can screw them anytime, with or without reason, just so they know I can.
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I was bossed around as an intern at the company I work for but I didn't whine like a little bitch. It paid off ny college was paid for and I now work for them and get paid handsomely for it
I've had interns "under my care". 1 & 2 are true, at least in my case. Interns are actually a lot of work. I had to have a education plan, help with an intern project and then write reports to their school.
While I've had great interns who have learned a lot, I found in the last two batches complain about everything I give them to do. If you can't handle the little things, why would someone trust you with a larger responsibility?
*sunglasses*
...and INTERNment camp.