For students nearing the end of their studies, they’re usually required to undergo an internship placement in order for them to acquire the credits needed to graduate as well as put into practice the knowledge imparted to them.
One particular student has recently gone viral for all the wrong reasons, no thanks to her outrageous demands from the company she was hoping to land an internship placement with.
M’sian student requests RM3K salary, food, & transport for internship
In a photo shared by a graphic design company called KF Design 黑月亮脸设计 on Facebook, it showed an email which was sent by a student looking for an internship placement.
After expressing her interest in becoming an intern at the company, the student listed out her demands she hoped would be fulfilled during her internship.
This was what she asked for:
- Grab transport incentive
- A room to stay in
- Breakfast & lunch incentives
- Performance bonus
- Intern salary of RM3,000 and above
Needless to say, the student’s demands left the company speechless, who wrote in the caption: ‘Please don’t…but (we) wish you all the best.’
‘Is she for real?!’
The post has since garnered more than 4,000 reactions at the time of writing and netizens were flabbergasted at how bold the student was in making her demands.
One wrote: ‘Since when did interns become this aggressive?’
Another remarked sarcastically: ‘Ok sure. Dreams come true when you sleep.’
Another joked that perhaps it was the student interviewing the company for an internship and not the other way round.
What would you do if you recieved an email like this? Share with us in the comments!
Last year, a Singaporean boss caused an online uproar after he cancelled an interview with a potential intern who requested to have it virtually:
