Online users in Singapore have been sharing on Reddit their memories of working as internsMost talked about being worked beyond their job scope on little payare a rite of passage for anyone wanting to enter the working world and beef up their resumes and portfolios, and they are even compulsory requirements for graduating from university.
Credit-bearing interns refer to those who have taken up internships as a compulsory requirement for university and graduation. The user then suggested that the reason the company wanted credit-bearing interns was because they would be less likely to leave the company. Another Reddit user named “Historical_Pear_3594” said that while working as a media and marketing intern at a small multinational company here, the assignments consisted of tasks usually done by full-time employees.
“ wrote a full-length report only for the boss to use it in the market outlook... prepared boss’ presentation slides, boss’ lunch , picked up boss’ Chinese New Year goods and had to put it in boss’ car.” “While in the buffet line, said, ‘Who said you guys can join for the buffet? You guys are interns and don't have that entitlement’.”Reddit user"hayleymello" said that years after an internship, what was said at the company was unforgettable:"One of the most ridiculous things I’ve experienced was one of the big bosses telling me and another intern in our faces that 'interns are like dust. I flick and you all are gone'.