Hi guys, I joined as an intern in my 7th semester of college, during September in this corporate company along with a few other students from my college.
This is a non-technical role, and the first month was a bit hectic, but later on I felt like I got the hang of it. I was doing exceptionally well, which I could tell from the amount of work they gave me compared to the other interns—they gave me a lot of work since my “capacity” is very high.
As the over-achieving, neglected person that I am, I couldn’t just not finish any work they gave me—they’re pretty strict about finishing the day’s assigned work by EOD. I was stumped—I had to work overtime a lot.
And I worked. Overtime. A lot.
Mind you, I came to an entirely different city, staying in a place that I hated just for this job.
My internship period was supposed to be for 6 months, however, fast-forward to now, I’m still an intern. The amount of work I do does not do justice to my stipend at all.
Recently, all the interns who joined with me were converted to a full-time employee while I’m still an intern. When I asked them about it, they claimed that my emails were not good. I have the highest number of email count out of all the interns there.
I asked them when I would get converted and they mentioned that they would only convert me based on my performance around June and that I could get terminated if my performance wasn’t up to the mark.
I know this might sound weird but I have given EVERYTHING for this job of mine. I have poured in all my effort only for it to all be questioned and belittled. I’m stressed everyday, I’ve been sick constantly, I work overtime, I don’t get enough sleep and I do not get paid enough. I work even on times when I physically couldn’t.
I’m burnt out to the core.
I have lost the will to live a life worth living. Everyday is monotonous. Is it normal for things to be this stressful for an intern?
I can’t even save money in this job with my intern pay. I have worked so hard and given my 100% and they still want me to put in more “effort.”
I’m so exhausted.
So should I just quit?