Interns are allowed to make mistakes over and over and over again. It's kind of just part of the job.
As a young person in college, you want to get some valuable experience in your career field with an internship. But since you are still in college, and have probably never worked in an office setting before, you're just bound to mess things up. At least at this point in your not-yet-existing career, you're allowed to make a few mistakes in the name of learning and gaining experience.
This person, u/SaltySolicitor, had an internship that they were not thrilled about. It seems like their boss, Bob, was not a good communicator. This is another issue with being an intern---a lot of managers just don't like them, and don't want to bother with them. Bob gave the OP tasks without the right instructions, and would then get annoyed with the OP for trying to clarify. So many people in supervisory positions see interns as beneath them, or not worth their time, just because they're only around for a short while. If that's the case, just don't work with an intern, Bob!
The OP at least got a satisfying lesson on the inner workings of a legal office. Check out the whole tale below. Then, read about this student who demanded a professor regrade her paper… but she could have asked a little nicer.
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