Total Intern Moves

So I'm pretty sure there's an entire blog dedicated to dumb things that interns do while in DC, but I decided to add some of my own observations.

1. Total Intern Move (TIM) #1: Today I was sitting at my computer trying to complete a project under a bit of a time crunch when an e-mail pops up on my screen. An intern planned a happy hour event for tomorrow. I was so excited at first because I've been dying to meet new people in this city. This was until I read the rest of the e-mail that said "everyone should reply all so we all know what's going on." This email was sent to over 500 people. Guess what happened?? My Outlook blew up with emails with people saying "I'm in!" or "sorry can't make it," etc. It was so ridiculous they had to call IT to handle the problem. Future/current interns DO NOT hit reply all to mass emails. Nevertheless, it was entertaining.

2. TIM #2: I was walking home from work yesterday in the 98 degree heat when I noticed the girl's outfit in front of me. She had on a pencil skirt with a slit that literally went up to her butt. It seriously left little to the imagination. I tried to snap a pic, until I realized it may have been mistaken for porn. Ok, I get it that women like to show off their "assets." That may work out at the clubs/bars but it doesn't fly in a professional setting. She even had on a government badge. Come on, seriously. Let's be a bit classier.

3. TIM #3: I went to an alumni networking event last night. It was a blast. This "move" was not committed by an intern, but a current college student. However, I'm sure a lot of interns (including myself) are guilty of it. So for the first time ever, I got to play the role as an "alum" at an event AKA people sucked up to me A LOT. Sure it was flattering and all, but considering I just graduated 3 weeks ago and I'm only an intern, it came across as extremely fake. When networking, at least try to come across as genuine. When every other question you ask the person involves who you know etc. it gets old fast- especially when it involves someone who isn't that senior to you.

4. TIM #4: I'm guilty of this one. We have this color printer/copier at work that's very high-tech but temperamental. I had the lucky task of replacing the paper. I put the new paper in the tray and closed it, the usual. Until I heard this horrible clicking sound and it started blinking "call service center." In the meantime, there is a backlog of print jobs and about 5 people behind me trying to print things. I had to tell our permanently pissed off secretary about it, and I'm definitely not on her good side. We finally fixed the problem after hearing "intern" grumblings around the office. Don't jam the printer people!

Hope my "wisdom" helped a bit.