Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Armchair Anonymous: Internship
Sep 6, 2024
This conversation dives into hilarious and heartfelt tales from disastrous internships. Listeners hear about the ethical dilemmas of unpaid labor and the competitive world of securing prestigious roles. Personal stories include a transformative yet challenging experience as a scuba diving instructor and navigating unexpected travel mishaps. There’s dark humor in interns’ survival tales from medical settings, all while reflecting on resilience and personal growth. Ultimately, it celebrates the chaos and camaraderie that come with these formative experiences.
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Pay Interns
- Pay your interns if you can afford it.
- Unpaid internships are unethical, especially in well-off industries.
Coca-Cola Internship
- Monica Padman struggled to get internships, even unpaid ones with perks.
- She applied to a coveted internship at Coca-Cola in Atlanta but was rejected.
Scuba Camp Internship
- Sarah interned at a scuba diving summer camp in the British Virgin Islands.
- The camp's teaching style was fear-based, with constant yelling and pressure.