Weirdest interns who have ever worked under / co-interned with you - EMEA
With the variety of nationalities (& potentially wider range of personal quirks & faux pas) London offers, I'm doing this thread to hear such stories.
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One ordered from McDonald’s for dinner every single day. Didn’t get return offer
Another one was always wearing a red tie and when asked why he said Donald Trump also wears one. Didn’t get return offer
One girl was so clumsy she killed 3 laptops in 10 weeks. Got the return offer
One guy would sometimes during social events pull out his work laptop to pretend he is busy but he was only check in his mail. Didn’t get return offer
Extremely weird behaviour haha
Not sure whether this gives me hope for my internship or makes me lose hope in people
I like how the girl committed the worst offense but is the only one who got a return offer
I think that was USA—where diversity hires actually get significant special treatment. In EMEA, diversity only increases your chances of an interview at the lottery of a bazillion overqualified 30 year old master's students with 10 previous internships
Killing laptops arent that big of a deal. Its annoying for IT but its whatever for everyone else. Stuff like ordering McDonald's (like wtf u work at an investment bank that expenses ur meals), Donald Trump comment (no intern should be making any comments regarding political affiliations), and pretending to work in a social event (NPC behaviour) are much more annoying.
This was at a smaller shop in LDN, we once did a small secret Santa in the office. One of the interns got the MD and guess what he gifted him. A pack of gummy bears. I wish I was joking but I'm not.
P.S. He did not get the return offer.
what was the reactions like? was it just laughs or awkward?
No laughs at all. Remember when you were a kid and your aunt gifted you the trashiest thing for your birthday and you had to act like you wanted it? That was the reaction.
curious - what shouldhe gave got the MD?
Something you can't buy for 1 pound at Tesco express lol
This is stupid and very much feels like an EMEA thing. You guys take the hierarchy thing way too seriously.
There's nothing funnier than to see some random short British MD throw a full fledged temper tantrum after you tell them you'll get to their "Urgent" weekend ask on Monday.
I'd kill to be in a position to be on the receiving end of that tantrum 🤧—considering my unemployment misfortunes
Going to have a hot take here: Bit weird on both sides, need more context.
Secret Santa's are fine, but you should put a cap on it for $ value. On your end it was weird to put the intern in a position to buy a gift for a dude who makes 50x his summer salary a gift. No win position for the intern as he can't afford anything the MD actually wants, and anything he can afford the MD won't give a shit about (golf balls, hat for a sports team, $50 bottle of wine).
That being said, the intern did get him a weird gift. Should have gotten the MD a hat he would throw in the back of his closet until his wife makes him throw it out in 10 years.
In the US btw - one of the other interns would get pretty hammered at every team outing, basically to the point of slurring words. everyone thought it was funny, and dude was a serious grinder so he got the return lol.
honestly mad respect to him that he was such a good intern that bro got trashed and still got the offer lol
Many years ago, I did my SA at BLK and I ordered KFC for me and my frat house every day, brought beers to office every Friday, and did not attend any of the HR events.... I did not get a return (despite delivering product) but my associates were super chill and referred me to a top BB.
Honestly not sure why I thought this would be okay but I'm not silver spooned / manor-born and do a lot of conventionally weird shit.
Same vibes. I’ve definitely noticed that the more back-office the role is (HR, marketing), the more they care about the corporate political PC bullshit
I was in the alternative investments business in an investment team. Colleagues were all ex-JPM/GS IBD and were chill as fuck. I think it's just HR at BLK is complete dogshit at junior levels given the push for DEI so I was cut.
An intern got EDs goodbye presents (Hermes ties)... after not getting the offer
Shows foresight & genuine value on relationships
Fair play, I think that shows a level of maturity and no hard feelings
Sorry but no. Not sure if that's a cultural thing but at least in DACH, you are not to get your superiors anything - especially not as expensive as a Hermes tie and particularly not after receiving a f*** off
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