How interns are misused when on attachment

Reality and expectations are two different things; if they meet that’s fate. That is what Mr. Mambo experienced when he was attached to a local company. At the university, lecturers had pointed out that the student on attachment/ internship is expected to acquire general practical expertise which can never be obtained to the same extent from practical work at the college/ university lecture halls.

His first day at the company was supposed to be a great day, according to him. He was going to sit in a big office as a manager ' because that is what he was' a manager in waiting. Mr Mambo walked into the office and saluted the members of staff, to his shock only one of them acknowledged him, the rest just looked at him. Later on, he approached one of them for assistance, ' am an intern please help' Mambo said. Without looking at him, the staff said ' go to the person concerned, he was confused because he did not know who that person was though the name was written on the calling letter.