HOW TO....
Deal With "Cruella Deville" and "The Asshole":

So you've got the internship that you've hoped for and you're excited. You feel like Kanye West, "Ya Can't Tell Me Nothing." You figure that the people around will be welcoming and help you to become assimilated with the culture. Well for the most part you're right. There will be a few employees that will welcome you and attempt to teach so that your internship will be a valuable experience.

But be PREPARED to encounter these two characters: "Cruella Deville" and "The Asshole". Now I've witnessed these two characters first hand, and it's so sad that they exisit. Cruella Deville is an older woman maybe in her early 30's to mid 30's and she thrives on making your life as an intern, pure HELL. She's downright mean and nasty. She takes advantage of you and forces you to work longer hours that you initially agreed to. She believes that interns are "grunts" and that "they should clean toilets". And that my friends is a direct quote from a "Cruella" I've seen fellow interns work with!!



"The Asshole" is usually a male that is in his late 30's to early 40's but walks around telling everyone he's 28! He usually walks around the office like he's Prince Akeem in Coming to America. If you attempt to say Hi and be friendly or even speak when not spoken to, he will look at you like you've lost your rabid ass mind and proceed to try and break you down into tiny little pieces. His moto is that "interns get absolutely NO RESPECT, I will only speak to them after they've been around for 3 years or more". Now tell me who the heck wants to be an intern for 3 years? This is because "The Asshole" has probably been in the same position for the last 10 years and has no plans of moving forward. *An asshole usually goes by an alias or flashy nickname.



So how do you deal with "Cruella Deville" and "The Asshole"? Simple.

First and foremost your first week of the internship should be the "scope out week", just pay attention and try to observe which employees fit the two characteristics listed above.

Secondly, make sure you do an outstanding job for the person you are interning for, [This can get messy if you HAVE to intern for an Asshole or Cruella]

Third, ignoring people always works! Ignore these fools! Plain and simple!

Now if you are interning for these characters you should:

1. Do your Best Work

2. Do NOT be taken advantage of; stand up for yourself without making a scene

3. Show you've got heart and tough skin, because if you've got neither the entertainment/fashion industry is NOT FOR YOU!

That's all for now, keep watch and send questions!

~Pink Panther~