CEO reprimands unpaid intern for coming to mandatory Halloween party in a “scary” costume, intern claims he didn't get the memo stating it wasn't allowed: ‘I was not properly informed’

If you have ever worked as an unpaid intern at a workplace, then you know how impossible it is to navigate your role within that office.

On one hand, you were "hired" to do a job, which allows you to gain enough experience to get an actual job in the future, which is something anyone should be grateful for. On the other hand, you're technically not an employee, so no one can demand anything from you or expect you to follow the same rules as a paid worker, especially when it comes to attending mandatory off-the-clock events, like a Halloween party.

When the unpaid intern in the story below was told he had to attend the office Halloween party, he was actually ok with it; he even had a costume prepared. However, this intern did not get the memo that no "scary" costumes were allowed, since he is not in the office email chain or even allowed in the break room. 

When he showed up to the party with his scary clown costume, the CEO was not happy to see him, but the intern refused to apologize. Keep scrolling to read about the dispute that happened in the middle of the party.

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