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The Intern Chronicles: The Double-Lunch Maneuver

The Intern Chronicles: The Double-Lunch Maneuver

The Double-Lunch Maneuver (DLM) is reserved for the savvy interns who have heavy experience in the procrastination, not showering, and eating departments. The DLM was founded by interns, for interns, as a technique to reduce stress during the most long and arduous days. It’s safe to say lunchtime is the only brightspot of an office-dog’s … Continue reading

The Intern Chronicles: The Office Dog

The Intern Chronicles: The Office Dog

There’s a reason everyone hates Monday mornings. Not only are we on the brink of liver failure from a weekend hitting the bottle, we are also forced to slave at a cubicle for eight hours after minimal shut-eye. But for the office cellar-dwellers (interns) Monday is extra brutal. For whatever reason everyone thinks Monday means … Continue reading

The Intern Chronicles: Old Computers

The Intern Chronicles: Old Computers

This one doesn’t apply to those with the fancy shmancy internships who are actually doing something with their lives. This relates more to the home-town-heroes who landed desperation “resume-building” jobs. For the legends who somehow got internships at places that don’t have internship programs, aka the family-friend hookup. And for the true bosses whose “internships” … Continue reading

The Intern Chronicles: Water Cooler

The Intern Chronicles: Water Cooler

Notice something weird about this water cooler? There’s no big water jug on top. As a result I went my first two weeks on the job dehydrated as shit. Turns out there’s no water jug necessary. The weird blue wire in the back somehow makes water magically flow out of the faucets. Definitely a bittersweet … Continue reading