# Should I Intern in Disneyworld? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-intern-in-disneyworld/447622 "2008-05-01T15:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-intern-in-disneyworld/447622/21 "2008-05-02T02:34:14Z")
[QUOTE=smiling bandit] … OTOH, getting laid a lot sounds nice, too. OTOOH, I’m Catholic. [/QUOTE] **smiling bandit** , I’m speaking as an ex-Catholic, from altar boy on, and what I can say about this is that back in my day we Mackeral Snappers \*\*fed \*\* on guilt…just remember and regret your sins, you’ll be OK. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-intern-in-disneyworld/447622/22 "2008-05-02T03:10:36Z")
If you do come, I’ll buy you a drink. It’s also a rather nice place to live. You might not want to leave. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-intern-in-disneyworld/447622/23 "2008-05-02T03:54:11Z")
If you’re going to work for a Mickey Mouse organization, you may as well go with the original one. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-intern-in-disneyworld/447622/24 "2008-05-02T03:54:18Z")
[QUOTE=Yllaria] But I have to point out that if you put off entering the job market for half a year, and the internship doesn’t get you a faster or better job, then you’re losing half a year’s post-degree pay. [/QUOTE] Which you can make up over the next 40+ years of working. > [@Apocalypso](#): > > My own $.02 on it is one of the most difficult time to find jobs is right after you graduate. Education or not, you haven’t actually done anything on the job. And in most industries you will learn more your first few months on the job than you did during your entire time in school. So actual experience in your field is gold. Even internship experience will help you out immensely. So even if you have to put a bit of your schooling on hold for a couple semesters, I’d say go for it. Internship experience is huge. Especially if you can get it at a place like Disney (and provided it’s related to what you want to do). It can definitely set you apart from other candidates. The other thing to think about is that your first job will often set the stage for your career. You want to start out in a big company for at least 2-3 years. You can always go to a start up or smaller company after, but you will be in a much better position as “former Disney/GE/Deloitte/Goldman Sachs/Accenture guy”. And from what I’ve seen, forget about the “sexual harassment” / “social functions are work functions” bullshit. Any company that hires a large number of young, ambitious college grads, there’s going to be various “goings on” with the staff. You just have to be smart about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-intern-in-disneyworld/447622.md?page=1)