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Try to develop an understanding of how to discuss these issues with your employee openly but fairly. And are there any creative solutions to this situation that you haven’t considered? You note that when they are healthy you have no concerns, so I would kindly suggest that what you could do here is reconcile some of the biases you have about chronic disease.

It’s normal to be frustrated. It’s human. But it’s not okay to let your frustrations dictate how you treat that employee. And if readers have any articles or books you recommend for working with employees with chronic illnesses, please share them.

The return to the internship blues

I recently left a full-time, well-paid job to do an internship at the United Nations in a developing country. I have four years of postgraduate experience and a master’s degree. Projects and work are close to my dream job.

However, being at the bottom again is really difficult. The work I produce is of a much higher standard than an intern, but the respect I receive is limited, as is the salary. But my main problem is my manager, who I find has a very poor work ethic and a sloppy approach.

During my first six weeks, she took three weeks of unannounced vacation; she is always late and complains about having to work; and she seems to delegate almost all of her workload to the two interns who have to be in the office from 8 to 5 every day. I made it clear that I won’t, for example, pick up a keyboard for her next door when she doesn’t want to pick it up.

I tell myself that I have to let go of my ego and focus on what I want from the experience, but she also has all the power to recommend me for roles. Should I just suck it up and try to move on as soon as possible? I am aware that the exploitation of interns is a story as old as time, but I have never really experienced it before.

Anonymous

I’m curious how you define exploitation here. You have chosen to do an internship even though you are not at the internship stage of your career. Obviously, you weren’t emotionally prepared to take a big professional step back, even though you hope it will move you forward in the long run. I understand. It’s a difficult relationship. The organization hired an intern because that’s what they needed.

You recognize that you are doing the job you want. Not getting a keyboard for your boss when asked isn’t setting a limit. It’s a keyboard! This is a professional request and within the purview of an intern working alongside the dream projects you are working on. This could take up many jobs. If someone asked me to take something from them, I usually would, just to be collegiate.

When it comes to your managers’ work ethic, why are you so focused on what she does and how? Who cares if she takes a vacation? Vacations are a good thing. Delegation is part of a manager’s job. That said, being late and complaining aren’t ideal behaviors, but you do a lot of policing here and I don’t know why. It doesn’t help you grow. It won’t make you happier.

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