You’re getting ready to graduate and a big-name company just
offered you an internship. Job requirements include getting
coffee, answering phone calls, sending faxes, etc. Oh… and you
won’t get paid for it.  There’s been a lot of outrage about
unpaid internships and the job requirements some interns are
assigned. My colleague and I got into a heated debate for
several days on this. She doesn’t believe an intern should, for
example, be made to get coffee for other staff members because
she says the intern is “not really learning anything.” So I
slipped her under the “generation of entitlement” category. Some
of the youth today need to get off their high horses and do
whatever it takes to make a career for themselves. Jobs won’t
just be handed to them on a silver platter. You have to swallow
your pride and make sacrifices. Yes, some tasks might seem
beneath you, but it’s an opportunity to gain footing in the
industry of your dreams, learn the ropes and do MORE than what’s
required. Just because you have to make