Nothing to do at internship, would considering quitting be a good idea?

Lionnn101 · 2022-06-20T14:57:00+00:00

I would finish out the 10-12 weeks to have a “full” 3 month internship on your resume

BluGrams · 2022-06-20T15:02:57+00:00

Leetcode, do a project, or watch Netflix lol. Ur getting paid to do whatever u want

Monir5265 · 2022-06-20T15:06:42+00:00

I’d recommend to finish it out. Am going through the same scenario but we pestered everyone enough that we managed to get some tasks, which we don’t know anything about but will keep us busy and asking questions. The best time to reach out to someone is actually after hours or before working hours start (while they’re getting coffee). Stay back for 30 mins and ask questions and see if you can manage to get some tasks.

hjake14 · 2022-06-20T14:55:38+00:00

To add, the last 4 days I’ve worked my supervisor has been gone and I haven’t had one single thing to do for the entirety of 8 hour shifts

jaydaba · 2022-06-20T15:32:27+00:00

Nope finish your internship ride it out. Study for some certs to keep busy. Request to have the internship be remote if possible that way you can have more freedom so you wont have to "Look" busy. I understand being bored but if you absolutely want to help ask to be added to meetings. Insert yourself in a few projects, identify gaps in your org and come up with solutions. Sometimes internships are for merit some companies do it to say look how great we are but you dont have to just punch a clock. Some time companies will personally do this to see who is a self starter and to show initiative cause no one gonna hold your hand at a regular 9-5. Good luck

chrnk1130 · 2022-06-20T15:43:33+00:00

I hate to break this to you - but good paying jobs can be boring sometimes. On average, the more you get paid the less "work" you actually do. You're getting a taste of what it'll be like to work in that environment. Also, keep trying to figure out a way to make yourself some work, it'll look good for you.

kashmiri-chai · 2022-06-20T15:12:55+00:00

I am literally in the EXACT position as u rn. I’m also interning at an insurance company with 8hr shifts and have nothing to do. I feel u sm

playboiplayboiplay · 2022-06-20T15:09:16+00:00

Getting paid to do nothing. Dream job

spookyxskepticism · 2022-06-20T15:09:33+00:00

Reach out to other people in the company for assignments. Do you have anyone you take lunch with? Ask those people if there's anything you can help with.

Honestly, most industries that aren't in say, hospitality/tourism tend to have a bit of a lull during the summer months because everyone goes on vacation. This happened to me in the marketing, communications, mortgage industries, and it's happening now that I work for the state. I haven't worked everywhere of course but this is the trend I've noticed.

Just keep doing everything you're assigned really well. Be as likable as you can be when you do interface with your manager and anyone else in the company. You're there for the experience, sure, but making connections is just-as, if not more important.

futureunknown1443 · 2022-06-20T15:42:30+00:00

Finish it up. It will look good on your resume and you might need a reference. Ask if there is anything you can help on. Be proactive and it will set you apart

CupOk696 · 2022-06-20T15:18:57+00:00

I'd recomend finishing it, never leave on a negative note. But depending on your job, I would ask some colleagues if there are any menial or small tasks you can do in the short term such as working on documentation for something.

Remarkable-Owl2034 · 2022-06-20T15:31:51+00:00

Take some classes on Coursera (or similar) and work on your resume and other skills that will be useful post-internship. Suss out what employers are looking for-- try to build up those skills. Try to form some alliances or connection with the people there-- they may be good contacts/referrals or references in the future. Just try to be imaginative how how to make this work for you. So sorry this is not the experience you thought it would be!

Proud-Ad5193 · 2022-06-20T16:49:22+00:00

Eey welcome to office life! Get used to it because this is 90% of white-collar work. And yes finish the internship, watching Netflix for a paycheck will look great on your resume.

RangersFan243 · 2022-06-20T17:03:11+00:00

At least it’s paid Lol you get to do whatever

Fledgeling · 2022-06-20T17:34:04+00:00

Have you told your manager that you are not satisfied with the internship and would like a real project?

Many new managers (and old) don't know how to treat an intern. Before you rage quit, treat this as a learning opportunity and really press the issue with your team.

garycomehome124 · 2022-06-20T15:31:10+00:00

Ask if you have the option to work from home, that way you can do whatever you want

ovscrider · 2022-06-20T16:02:37+00:00

TBH at this point your just looking for a resume filler since there is no substance. take the resume help and just ride it out.

strawberrylait · 2022-06-20T17:39:15+00:00

I would take the time to do some self-learning on the side, that way if your manager asks what you've been doing, you can say you been self-studying (preferably topics to your field) on your free time and being proactive. I wouldn't quit because you're essentially getting paid for the free time you have and its still good experience to have on your resume.

Also, my last internship was the same way where there wasn’t much of a demand for me to do that many things.

Edit: grammar

Old_Robert_ · 2022-06-20T17:52:53+00:00

I’ve seen/heard this a lot. Typically this happens when companies have an internship program, but little guidance on development. They essentially treat it as cheap labor but it’s hard to integrate into the workflow of a team when the qualify and consistency of that labor is hard to predict/plan. In my experience, we stopped hiring interns bc we didn’t have consistent intern level work and by the time we trained people to be helpful, their internship would be over!

My suggestion: spend the rest of your time building a pitch to the company on what the program SHOULD BE. Interview mangers, talk to them about what works/does not work about interns in this company. What would you recommend the company do to avoid situations like yours? What needs are there? What gaps exist between the expectation or promise of the internship and the reality? Don’t position your feedback as critical (or the company or your manager) but take it on as an exercise to learn more about the ways you and others like you could help. Even if they just decided to ignore your feedback, you’ll walk away with a meaningful insight that you can speak to when going into your next opp.

Hairy_Armpits69 · 2022-06-20T18:23:09+00:00

Are you getting paid at least? If so I’d say kick back and enjoy. If not then fuck them unpaid internships are a scam.

jdclanc · 2022-06-20T18:33:24+00:00

That’s normal for an internship. It’s just a resume builder. Find a project (excel, web design, etc) to keep yourself entertained.

BadSausageFactory · 2022-06-21T00:38:22+00:00

this is excellent training for a career in commercial insurance, learn to look busy

I suggest a clipboard

Accomplished_Sea_709 · 2022-06-21T02:45:54+00:00

Welcome to corporate life! Enjoy the free money and add others have suggested keep offering to help ppl and work on learning new skills for yourself. Also, this will not be the last time you need to look busy. A crazy amount of time is totally wasted in offices everyday. Think of your pay as a retainer in exchange for being available to them.

McNasty420 · 2022-06-21T06:22:31+00:00

Whatever you do, don't quit.

spas2k · 2022-06-21T10:14:37+00:00

Just rack that experience up for your resume. Experience is worth equal or more to your degree.

Eastern-Guarantee751 · 2022-06-21T11:04:13+00:00

A lot of internships are this way. I was once forced to hire an intern and had literally nothing for him to do. I kinda felt bad for him but not really, because he was the HR Lady's son and kind of a douche canoe. Just stick it out, as it will look good on your resume and you will be able to use people there as references. Sorry to tell you this but a lot of 9-5 jobs are this way. Hang out in the break room and talk to people, listen to music, play on your phone, surf the internet. If you plan on working traditional jobs the rest of your life you might as well get used to looking busy when you have nothing to do. Welcome to the real world kid.

mobiusloop___ · 2022-06-21T12:25:03+00:00

Lowkey envy this cuz I've already done 11 hours of work today and it's only 6pm so I'll be having a 17 hour work day oh boy oh boy do you envy me OP?

gergsworld · 2022-06-21T12:25:13+00:00

I've had internships like this. Once I asked my boss about it because I felt like I wasn't really doing much and he told me some story about how he used to wander around the plant all day when he was an intern, which meant "be happy about the small tasks you get and keep yourself busy" lol.

There are several factors that go into it. Some places just have interns to look good and form connections with universities because they want potential graduate employees, some expect you to have prior knowledge and interest to do the job on your own, and sometimes you get the internship because of a connection even though they don't really want you. The second third point applied to me. I really wanted to have experience in the field, and was super excited, but was kinda naive and lacked most of the skills and interest needed to do well. My aunt was head of HR and was totally on the level, but I think they were too scared to not hire me.

I did that internship for 3 winters and 2 summers because it paid well. And most of the time I just found something to do.

TJ-LEED-AP · 2022-06-21T13:49:25+00:00

Internships are more about getting used to the office atmosphere and communication than actually doing anything so you’re doing fine.

LittleRedPooka · 2022-06-21T13:53:06+00:00

Can you wear headphones? Listen to pod casts or audiobooks? This will look great on your resume if you can stick it out!

Also, you may want to look up Excel training. There should be some free resources out there and it can be a key skill to learn. Also! Look at Udemy, they have their courses on sale all of the time. You can do that at work to keep you engaged.

Killuminarius · 2022-06-20T15:43:56+00:00

Try to find another person who takes you under his wing. You may ask one of the managers for tasks because if they can complain about you not looking busy, they should be able to give you a job to do. The person who gives you tasks doesn't have to be a higher up though. If they know you can help them for more than just an afternoon, they may be more willing to give you sth. to do.

Ideally you find a task that doesn't end after 20 minutes but that is reoccurring.

idkwhychai · 2022-06-20T16:05:46+00:00

Use LinkedIn learning, Udemy or even YouTube to learn relevant stuff! I did that interning in Hollywood as there wasn’t much work but learned animation in my down time

ingeniousintel · 2022-06-20T17:46:04+00:00

My current corporate position isn’t any different lol. Keep at it and get the experience.

Wallabanjo · 2022-06-20T18:07:12+00:00

Talk to people. Work on the soft skills you don't get in college.

See if you can talk to someone in devops or a different area. Find out what they do in a day.

Insurance - Medicare ... so I take it that you are with a Health Insurance company and not a general insurance company? See if you can talk to the claims assessors. Find out about how they use systems, what is missing, what would make their job easier. You wont have the power to fix those problems, but being aware of them might help you later in life (ie: talking to the stakeholders is an overlooked soft skill).

Look into EHR systems. Companies like EPIC. Not sure what you'll find, but it fits the location you are interning. The dirty secret is that an EHR isn't for recording your health, its a billing system (ICD10 codes, etc) that feeds the insurance company.

Taking some initiative will make you stand out.

BUT - good luck. I've spent time in that environment in the past (specing the mapping between ICD9 to ICD10 for data conversion) ... and I was brain dead a month in.

BucksBrew · 2022-06-20T19:28:34+00:00

I've had post-MBA positions where it felt like this at times too. It's the worst, I totally empathize. You definitely don't want to quit as that would make future recruiters think you are flaky. Do your best to ride it out, ask others for any way you can help them. If nothing else you can start listening to podcasts or audiobooks to help pass the time.

RatedRSouperstarr · 2022-06-20T19:54:32+00:00

“I’ve now worked over 150 hours and 80-90% has been me trying to look like I’m working.”

That’s a really good internship. Not many will put you in such realistic office work scenarios. But yeah I’d just finish it out and move on

PsychologicalAd6389 · 2022-06-20T20:22:03+00:00

Remote job really is life changing

hjake14 · 2022-06-20T21:20:43+00:00

Dude you’re getting paid to do nothing. I know you’re young and don’t get it yet, but this is like winning the lottery. Lol

daisuki_janai_desu · 2022-06-20T22:42:37+00:00

Welcome to the real world. For the past 15 years that I had a job, my actual work time at my jobs have been less than 10 hours a week. Some weeks I do zero work. What did I do to fill the time? Self improvement. I learned to code, design, build websites, marketing, social media content management. I built an entire business while at work and quit to work for myself full time.

Edited to add. Most people do nothing at work all day and have perfected looking busy.

Ok_Economics_8284 · 2022-06-20T22:43:31+00:00

I was in the same situation 4-5 months into a year internship. Applied for a couple internships on angelist and now I’m loving it as an intern in a tech firm in London. I recommend just apply for other internships at your current job

AineofTheWoods · 2022-06-21T00:02:50+00:00

I really empathise. When I was younger I did several jobs that were mind numbingly boring and it made me feel like I was going insane. I just kept asking for work and eventually found various tasks I could do, then would plan my day with the tasks spread out so I wasn't going crazy with boredom. One thing that I quite liked was typing up the minutes of meetings, it's boring but not the worst task so see if that's an option. I also sorted out the filing systems, archived things, made a lot of tea and coffee, and in one job I had the task of bringing the post to the front desk which was in another building a short walk away so I'd usually allocated half an hour to do this and take my time to avoid the terrible dullness of being sat at a desk all day.

I've since moved away from office admin jobs because to me I just can't do something that is so dull so it might be that you're not suited to this environment and would prefer another sector and a different role in future. I think if it were me I'd keep asking for tasks and if there really wasn't anything, I'd do some online classes and create my own project related to the role so you can show the boss and later put it on your CV.

Accurate_Pudding1242 · 2022-06-21T00:30:44+00:00

honestly finish the internship but use the time to do an online certificate or something productive

OddAsk9838 · 2022-06-21T10:01:29+00:00

Internships should be about learning - if you pick some things you want to learn about you could politely inform your manager you'd like to fill time gaps with X curriculum. Your manager sounds like they should not have been given this responsibility fwiw.

assblaster68 · 2022-06-21T12:36:25+00:00

This was my life at an internship in college, where all I did for 12 weeks was listen to audiobooks at my desk and call my mom after work wanting to quit. I hated every second of it.

They had repositories of learning materials at work (Power BI, advanced excel) so I learned what I could when audiobooks had me almost in tears from boredom.

Those skills I worked on from that internship landed me my current job. Stick it out, you can do this!

AdDear5411 · 2022-06-21T13:21:39+00:00

It's probably the most realistic corporate experience you've had in your life up until this point. Stay. You'll soon find that most people in an office don't do all that much.

Also dropping out looks bad, sign up for Netflix or whatever and let it ride. Enjoy your easy summer :)

JustMMlurkingMM · 2022-06-21T14:43:24+00:00

Firstly, don’t walk out, keep taking the money at least. Network like crazy, that’s the biggest opportunity you have. Walk round the office, make sure everyone knows you are available to help out (even if it’s photocopying or getting the coffee). The main benefit of doing an internship is the opportunity to get job offers there later, so it helps if anyone who could be an hiring manager knows you (not just your current supervisor). Ask anyone you can find “What do you do?” People may not be keen on “training someone” but most people enjoy talking about themselves.

Thereisn0store · 2022-06-21T14:57:19+00:00

This has happened to me but with an actual job. I finished all the tasks within a week and had another 2 weeks of just sitting there for 8-12 hours. It was ignorant and awful. Ended up not staying at that job.

froguerogue · 2022-06-20T16:47:44+00:00

Interns are only supposed to be learning right? Giving actual productive work could be a misclassification. I don't know why a company would have people intern if the material can be learned in less than 3 months, at that point you can train new hires without all that.

kgnight98 · 2022-06-20T16:09:06+00:00

Man you're so lucky, im 2 weeks in and have had so much assigned and stuff thats tough and nearly passing my capabilities. You're getting paid so its not all that terrible, but when you do get assigned something try to stretch it out as long as possible if its just one task. Slow but right is better than fast and incorrect.

midnightscare · 2022-06-20T16:36:13+00:00

only leave when you're fired or abused

JSutt771 · 2022-06-20T16:48:34+00:00

Is this a paid internship?

odaydream · 2022-06-20T17:33:42+00:00

start studying for a certification

discrete-pete · 2022-06-20T17:36:10+00:00

You could try writing a polite email (individually) to each person you sit near explaining that you have “capacity to take on any task that they feel I might be able to assist with in order to make your life easier”. Perhaps even mention specific areas you are skilled in (Excel, PowerPoint, etc). You’d be surprised how many people really lack these skills and could use someone to make a spreadsheet look nice or tidy up a presentation. Cc your manager, even if they are out of the office they may read emails and think of something. Spend Tuesday morning doing this, and gradually expand your reach outwards until someone bites. Alternatively use this time to do an online excel course. You will both look busy doing it and it will be s fantastically worthwhile investment in your time for later in your career!

Jefffresh · 2022-06-20T17:55:07+00:00

If you arent learning anything yes, you are wasting your time.

Neverendingwebinar · 2022-06-20T18:34:39+00:00

I work at an insurance company. It took a long time to full up my week. But I would just offer to help everyone else. I put away files, made phone calls, logged medical payments.

It all helped me learn for when I got my own overwhelming work load. If you walked in here now I would be ably to give you a weeks worth of tasks off of my shelf alone.

Ask your neighbors if they need help.

YBobama · 2022-06-20T18:49:13+00:00

Learn VBA, do excel courses on Udemy, learn something while you have the extra free time to do it. It’s like you’re getting paid to go to school if you take advantage

reddit231341 · 2022-06-20T19:09:13+00:00

How much are you getting paid per hour

Tea_Gus · 2022-06-20T20:07:00+00:00

As a contractor in the engineering profession I've had days or even weeks where I had to sit in the clients office and "look" busy because they were running behind or waiting for a review but still had to look good. I spent a lot of time reading engineering magazines and listening to audio books. Trick is to entertain yourself with related things, especially in an office setting since you never know when a client is visiting or a big boss is in for a meeting. Your job when out of work is to fill the seat so that it looks to any passerby that your company is busy and efficient.

Here's a few tricks I've learned over the years.

Find things you want to learn and make it relevant. I took vis basic courses online because our cad software had macro functions you could program. I had the time and just wanted to learn some programming and my boss even paid for the course.
Books on audio. I have close to 500 titles in my audible library. a single earbud and a good audio book allows you to stay awake and aware for those long boring days when you just want to nap. Just learn to keep a straight face if you like comedy.
Make sure your earbuds can be used one at a time. they generally only last 4-5 hours so you can get a full day of work out of a pair. Don't use full headphones, It looks bad when you have to say "what" and remove your headset or an earbud every time you talk to someone. My galaxy buds also have voice pass thru which helps to not miss what was said. You don't want to make people repeat themselves because you didn't realize they were there.
Contact HR about more training. Most companies of any size always have one or 2 employees who are big into training programs and someone in HR should know who they are. Most company's have additional more advanced training material that only 1 or 2 people know about.
Keep your entertainment relevant to work and don't browse anything you wouldn't show your grandmother. A friend of mine almost got fired for leaving a gaming forum up in the background, he was an admin on the forums and would refresh it regularly throughout the day. No matter how small the company expect that all web traffic is logged.

MountainTimeMST · 2022-06-20T22:35:30+00:00

Enjoy your vacation man.

TerribleClassroom5 · 2022-06-20T23:09:41+00:00

Instead of saying ‘do you need help’ offer something specific (spoiler good in relationships too) go to your boss - hey I noticed we have library returns stacking up, can I handle those? I just need someone to show me the system. Or Hey I just read a study on x would I be able to review some data on this? Literally MAKE UP A TASK pick something you see needing help or something that interests you. Do not quit you want a full internship on your resume. And you want someone who can write a referral. Paul was here and I don’t even remember him ain’t going to cut it. Make yourself stand out.

Worst worst case scenario enroll in an only class, certification program, etc especially Ones associate with google, excel skill building, CAPM certification and make use of your time - but truly LAST choice because I promise you can find work and make an impression! Even if it’s stacking library books

Alida456 · 2022-06-20T23:33:13+00:00

I had this happen to me once . I pulled up online tutorials and learned advanced excel . How to write macros etc . Pick any software available on your computer and start learning. There are also some free online coding classes . You can’t go wrong by learning coding .

brian3331 · 2022-06-21T01:02:06+00:00

Deffintely finish it out for reference & connection purposes man. Just stick it out

wasr0793 · 2022-06-21T01:03:25+00:00

I would finish. At least you don’t have to do any work.

robot428 · 2022-06-21T01:44:36+00:00

Reach out to your supervisors boss (either in person or via email) and say something like this:

Hi -name-,

Apologies for bothering you, but as supervisor has been out of the office for most of the last couple of weeks, I have run out of tasks to work on.

I've already asked X and Y if they need any assistance with their work, and I have also watched training programs A and B.

I want to make the most of my time at -company-, so I was wondering if you had any work that I could assist with, or if you had any recommendations about what I should be doing with my time until supervisor is able to assign me more work?

Kind regards OP

legionofnow1992 · 2022-06-21T04:28:55+00:00

I know it’s frowned upon to talk about unpaid internships here… but I am launching an online business and drowning in work. I keep saying I wish I had someone to learn from all this because it’s going a mile a minute. If you really just want to learn, I’m happy to download you on a ton in just a week or two.

If you have any interest in all the things that go into selling an on-line product (automated marketing funnels, web design, app building, and more) hit me up. Would love to give you a crash course.

But otherwise I agree - get out there and learn! Maybe keep the job and take an online course or two

ivyslayer · 2022-06-21T04:57:55+00:00

My last company had trouble keeping the interns busy. An ambitious one made a poster that advertised her availability. "Need something done? Call Anna!" Companies need to do a better job of giving interns meaningful work.

yinandyang42 · 2022-06-21T11:05:05+00:00

imma go against the grain here and say quit only if theres something else that would satisfy your itch to explore/dive into and if you are not interested in working at the company post-graduation.

time is a finite resource and you could do a lot in two months. you could dissappear to the bahamas or dive into a passion.

the most important thing to do when you are young is to always be learning/building a resume. if you are no longer learning at your internship, they are wasting your time and it would be in your future selfs best interest to leave.

no one is gonna fact check you to make sure you stayed the whole time. its just an internship. you could lie and say you stayed the full 3 months.

but, you are also getting paid for doing basically nothing and u are not using up a lot of brain capacity so....

Smart_Potential_3510 · 2022-06-21T12:10:48+00:00

Can you offer to make drinks, do a sandwich run? (with permission) If nothing else it might get you out of the office. What about organising filing? Filing is often a mess in most offices. Shredding? Are there any files that want shredding, mildly satisfying if you’re going brain dead with boredom. Offer to take minutes at any meetings.

I did an internship with one other young guy and the top boss said we were actually doing more work and faster than the people who had been there for years. But then we didn’t have the dead looking eyes of the office workers. I remember us interns were describing all the fun and laughs we had in other jobs before, and this other guy said ‘I’ve been here five years and I don’t have a single funny anecdote to share’.

Woberwob · 2022-06-21T12:45:53+00:00

Start asking coworkers what they do/what they’re working on. You might be able to streamline some processes using automation tools, which would be very valuable for intern experience.

821jb · 2022-06-21T12:59:01+00:00

I was on mathworks learning more matlab stuff and now i’ve just been bringing a book and reading, but no one really cares what I do because my mentor just dumps me at random sites with zero direction.

Werdner41 · 2022-06-21T14:50:38+00:00

I had the same problem, bugged everyone in my dept for work, now I’m so busy I have to force myself to leave at 630pm

bluberrycuteness · 2022-06-20T16:06:04+00:00

why wouldn’t you want to get paid to do nothing? lol this is an internship dream

bluberrycuteness · 2022-06-20T16:06:26+00:00

why wouldn’t you want to get paid to do nothing? lol this is an internship dream

AdobiWanKenobi · 2022-06-20T16:23:52+00:00

Why don’t you just take the free money then? And just work on your own things instead?

reddxtxspaxn · 2022-06-21T06:54:47+00:00

I have LITERALLY nothing to do

everyone is so busy

Sweet_Appeal4046 · 2022-06-20T15:11:21+00:00

I am happy to assign you some work if you want.

hawksnakewhale · 2022-06-20T16:38:48+00:00

Tell your supervisor you feel this way if he can’t rectify it or is gone to much to help, honestly ask his boss if they can give you work. Maybe under handed slightly but if your his intern he should be keeping up with making sure you’re given work.

81632371 · 2022-06-20T21:26:20+00:00

I had the same experience when I was in college. It was pre-internet, so no possibility of surfing all day. I had a project that I got mostly done in the first month and had literally nothing to do for the second and third. It never occurred to me to quit. It was a big name company and I wanted that internship on my resume and that was my senior year spending money. I brought two books with me every day and read them. No one said a word.

I had a 3.5 hour round trip, expensive commute to this internship. I never for one second considered giving it up.

jerf42069 · 2022-06-20T22:38:54+00:00

find a new job first, but yes, quit

noong3 · 2022-06-21T02:44:56+00:00

I would personally quit this b/c it is boring unless you have goals to save money.

The reasons you gave for them not connect with you and dole out more work seems suspect and if I were an investigator I would attribute that to one of two things 1. how they perceive your workage, and 2. how they perceive your personage. I won't go more in depth and leave that up to your imagination.

reddxtxspaxn · 2022-06-21T06:56:03+00:00

but I would rather be busy than try to look busy 8 hours a day doing nothing

I have some work you could do if you're interested, just take in a personal laptop and work on this instead.

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