Sometimes Interns Find Their Way into your Home

Tonight's post comes at the 'request' of some friends..and/or years of listening to and living through experiences similar to those that I will write about. Hopefully everyone reading has had prior interaction with interns at work that will help in understanding this post; however, I can say up front that the women reading will more than likely appreciate this far more than the men, but it's still an interesting observation.

I will preface what I am about to write with a little *This post is in no way, shape or form meant to hurt anyone's feelings, but rather shed light on some interesting topics. Interns in a work setting play a very valuable role in the every day activities of an agency. Their commitment and work ethic has the capability of truly enhancing an agency's quality of work. However...and this is a big however...every now and again you get a couple of doozies. These interns will be the focus of this post.

I'm not quite sure how this happens, but every time I have had to work with interns, there are always a couple who are just not as motivated as I would like them to be. Maybe that's me being unrealistic, just simply a bitch, or too demanding, but...all I'm asking for is a little enthusiasm for the profession that you SEEM TO THINK you want to get into. Well here's what happens with these ones. You give them an assignment that is very well-explained, detailed and always always always say to ask questions if you have them. The final product in this instance is sub-par (to be generous). In no way is this the assignment you have given and you have to now spend your time re-doing the entire project. WHAT A WASTE! I often ask myself why I don't just do these assignments on my own.

And that brings me to my next point. This type of behavior often finds its way into relationships, whether they be live in or not (but more than likely live-in) and I'm finding it borderline unacceptable.

Despite the fact that we are living in the 21st century, there seems to be some preconceived notion that women have certain responsibilities and men have others. I'm not, in any way, going feminist on this post, but just bringing up a point. Why is it that women are more prone to clean, cook, do laundry, and men...more often than not...find their way out of these activities? I'm going to tell you why. Because when it comes down to it, women have little to no patience for things being done in a way that is in any way less than her standards. And so here's what happens. A woman/girlfriend...whatever... will ask her husband/boyfriend to maybe clean the bathroom or vacuum the house. Seems simple enough, right? Of course not. Nothing ever is.

Here's what happens. At the same moment that you have asked your whoever to clean the bathroom and vacuum the house....you are doing something else in a cleaning capacity (laundry, dishes, dusting, etc.). All of a sudden you hear some yelling from the bathroom, "Hun...what do I use to clean the toilet?" Response: "Toilet bowl cleaner." Very slow and unwilling to learn man in the bathroom, "Which one is the toilet bowl cleaner?" Response: Under your breathe, "Are you f'n kidding me?"

And here's where I say...and never to myself because I get too frustrated to hold it in, "It's okay hun...I'll clean the bathroom. You just sit down and relax." Why on EARTH would I want to sit there for an hour, answering questions, walking in and out of the bathroom to see what all of the commotion is when I can just do it all myself? Are we getting to the moral of this story?

Men are like interns. While they can (and do), from time to time, serve a very valuable purpose, they also very often will do things wrong or just in an awful fashion all together so that they are never asked to do them again. It's very sneaky, I know.

I would like to know how this is acceptable and if anyone has any stories they can share that will maybe change my opinion on this complete generalization I am making here. I always love to hear what you all have to say.

Thank you and goodnight!