The Intern vs The Temp

You know what is soooo weird?
When you are an intern, you are treated so well that you are thinking, "man, they will hire me". Then, they don't. You're disappointed.

Months later, someone else hires you for the minimum wage and those figure, they can torture the life out of you, since you're getting paid. Even the interns around you see themselves as a kings and queens, at that point... The funny thing is that the interns probably know less than you- the one with a Master's degree and gazillion prior internship experience... But still, you're getting paid, hence it justifies you getting pushed around, doing the crappiest of the jobs.

The intern vs the temp differentiation is not only in the attitude, but also in the tasks they are given. When I was an intern at many of my internships, I actually was given serious projects to carry on. There was a sense of accomplishment at the end. When I became a temp (the duration of the assignment was just as long), I spent more time photocopying, filing, lifting boxes and cleaning work-spaces (and otherwise) than ever in my lifetime. Again, justifying my point of, paying you must mean "owning your soul", right?

As I said,  I find all this very awkward. The hierarchy doesn't really have a logic. All is can say is  "tough economic times, man"...That's how I justify why I do this type of work. No shame in my game.

When I have my own company, I am going to spare 30 minutes to meet every intern and temp -if they wish to meet me- to let me ask me any work-related questions they want. I want to make sure I acknowledge their existance and show them I appreciate the work they do for me. After all, I don't want to spend hours photocopying while I can do something better with my life, like having lunch meetings and going out to social events, right?