Thinking of quitting my summer internship
Yo guys,
I recently started my summer internship less than a week ago.
I want to pursue a more field-oriented role like Commissioning or Field Engineering, but the summer internship I got is in electronics design. To be honest, I'm not getting paid anything,not even a food allowance or travel expenses. I'm from Portugal, and while not being paid during a summer internship is normal here, it’s usually customary to at least cover food or transportation costs.
I'm frustrated and sad at the same time. I don't want to leave because, at the end of the day, an internship is an internship and i migth not find another one for the summer.
On the other hand, I don't like what I'm doing. I'm stuck at a desk all day, and since I don't have prior experience and haven't finished my bachelor's yet, I feel like I'm not getting any guidance. I just feel alone...
I'm thinking I should leave and find a summer job instead. I think I'd be way happier doing field work, even if it's not an engineering role. I'd honestly prefer a technician job over this current internship. I might just leave and look for a technical, more field-oriented job like a maintenance technician, electrician, or something related to power systems, though I know it will be difficult.
I can't find summer internships for field or commissioning engineering anyway, so there's also that. I don't think a technician role would be bad at all.
I really need your opinion on this, guys.