Being an intern is no easy task. And when you’re an intern in India, being a good intern is not enough. You have to be an exceptional intern. Trust me, I’ve been one. Here are all the awfully frustrating things that every intern goes through.

The deluge of odd jobs on top of your mortifying mountain of work.

“Oh, hey champ! Can you organize and photocopy this small stack of 1000 page documents?”

The cliched coffee requests.

You’d think they wouldn’t. But they do. Your seniors DO ask for a cup of coffee. And all you can do is grin and say, “How much sugar would you like?”