Writing here just to tell someone my first job experience. At June 2022 I needed an internship to get my bachelor here in Italy (3 weeks required), but since I finished all my exams, I accepted a 6 months internship for 350€ just to make some experience in a big company 5 mins away from my house while I was writing my final exam.
I also do pizza delivery 3/4 nights at week so I could not write it on time for September, so I had to postpone my graduation at April 2023.
At December 2022, after 6 months of internship, they offered me another 6 months with a different contract (but still not offical employee), for 800€. I accepted because I was still writing my final exam and I had nothing better to do.
In April they finally offered me a official contract as employee for “normal money”, but I refused because that would have been at least 2 years long and I wanted to pursue my master degree.
This week they asked me if, from July 2023 to September 2023 (when i start my master) I could stay in their company because they are full of work to do, but they offered me the same stupid 800€ a month pay. I felt really unappreciated in that moment.
Honestly, thinking back in those months, I feel really used, because if you are willing to keep me, why would you pay me like this? No benefits at all compared to my coworkers that have smart working, holidays, 13th paid months (and maybe also 14th), the production bonus of this year of 1000€ (all of the employees)…this is fucking stressful and it makes me lose all the desire to work.