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Summer time, and the living certainly isn't easy. Several members of this website are either slogging their guts out in the City on a summer placement, or know what it's like, having done so in the past. What's the point?

I'm gaining a valuable insight into the industry that I want to work for		29%

I'm gaining a valuable insight and I realise it's not an industry I want to work for		21%

I now realise student life is so cushy and I may well do a masters to avoid this for as long as possible		93%

How do people put up with commuting? It sucks		29%

I love commuting... there's a train and it goes underground and everything!		7%

I'm being given interesting work and contributing to the company		43%

I have menial tasks and do not feel valued		21%

They keep taking me out for drinks etc		43%

There are no social activities in the evening because I'm still working		0%

Everything seems so expensive here		29%

I'm not doing an internship because I'm working in the pub at home		0%

I'm not doing an internship because I'd rather have a long summer holiday		29%

The experience I have gained on this internship will look great on my cv		21%

The experience I have gained on this internship will look great on my cv once I've hyped it up a bit		36%

Now I realise why the bufties keep coming up to Cambridge		64%

Total: 14 members' votes

by Medic - Mon 15th Aug 2005, 7:38am

How about 'Still in Cambridge working hard, and paying for the privilege'? Fun fun fun!! :)

by i have seaonal affective disorder in the summer - Thu 18th Aug 2005, 1:03pm

or even better "stuck in reading, in a house with no hot water, looking at sick people all day, being treated like scum by the doctors and nurses, and paying for the privilege?"

which would explain why i'm working 3 day weeks

by jpd - Thu 18th Aug 2005, 2:36pm

i have seaonal affective disorder in the summer said: ...being treated like scum by the doctors and nurses...

They probably found out which university you attend.

by RTT - Thu 18th Aug 2005, 2:57pm

jpd said: They probably found out which university you attend.

Nah, then they'd have treated her like filth....