99 Things That Suck Less Than Your Unpaid Internship

    I got 99 problems and being an unpaid, underappreciated, and overeducated intern is the worst one.

    1. Hemorrhoids

    2. The ending of Titanic

    3. Breaking in new cheap shoes

    4. Finding out that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams had broken up

    5. Four consecutive Facebook engagement announcements on your News Feed

    6. Hearing your employed friends complain about their job

    7. Finding out Dan was Gossip Girl — WTF.

    8. Putting expired milk in your coffee

    9. Leaving your wallet on the subway

    10. Your phone having 1% battery life left

    11. Dealing with the Delta Airlines "Help" Desk

    12. Holding in gas

    13. The price of gas

    14. Getting so excited about food that you accidentally bite your own tongue

    15. Untangling tangled headphones

    16. Eating soggy cereal

    17. Realizing there is already a Teen Mom 3

    18. Losing your phone when it's on silent

    19. Learning Willow Smith was 9 when she whipped her hair back and forth

    20. When you need to sneeze but it won't come out

    21. Reflecting on the fact that you actually studied for your SATs

    22. Bad internet connection

    23. Bad human connection

    24. Ketchup water on your burger

    25. Influenza

    26. Learning on Facebook that assholes from high school are employed

    27. People asking "Can I check us in on Facebook?"

    28. Loud chewing

    29. Guacamole being an extra $1.50

    30. Hearing the words "moist" and "kumquat"

    31. Squats

    32. Seeing pictures of your ex with his new girlfriend/boyfriend

    33. Realizing the only full-time job you've ever had is working on your résumé

    34. Root canals

    35. Wet socks

    36. When they killed Marissa off The OC

    37. Realizing the times are no longer new Roman

    38. Growing out bangs

    39. Someone asking to share your yogurt. Disgusting pervert.

    40. Britney's 2007 VMA Performance

    41. Realizing you are not and will never be Blue Ivy Carter

    42. The Sex and the City movies

    43. Baby talk

    44. People who spell "patience" like "patients" being employed

    45. Birthday dinner "splitting the bill" nonsense

    46. Failed attempts at dirty talk

    47. Simple bitches

    48. Crying babies and their parents who refuse to discipline them

    49. Having to pay $80 for a T.I. calculator in high school

    50. Being a wallflower — there are no perks.

    51. Speaking to people who only talk in TBHs and IDCs

    52. Over-plucked eyebrows

    53. The anxiety of having too much TV on your queue

    54. The way Willow used to talk on Buffy

    55. The harassment of Adobe updates

    56. Waiting on line at the DMV

    57. The paranoia associated with LinkedIn stalking

    58. People in Crocs

    59. Third-wheeling

    60. Having to say "Nice to meet you"

    61. "He put a ring on it!" engagement announcements

    62. A flood of "Happy New Year" texts

    63. The stench of hot garbage juice

    64. Self-diagnosed ADHD

    65. The correct non-ironic use of #YOLO

    66. Tyler Perry presents…

    67. Realizing you are adult enough to at least try kale

    68. Adult cliques

    69. When your favorite TV show goes on hiatus

    70. Passive-aggressive "You filled up nicely" remarks

    71. Constipation

    72. Men who say "shorty"

    73. Douchebaggery

    74. Flash mobbing

    75. People who lean on the poles on NYC subways

    76. Accidentally sending embarrassing autocorrects

    77. Splinters

    78. Getting desperate enough to contemplate grad school

    79. John Travolta pronouncing your name

    80. People who exclaim "Vegas Baby!"

    81. Taylor Swift getting more action than you

    82. Back to school sales

    83. Florida (this is debatable)

    84. Arizona (this is also debatable)

    85. Furniture store commercials

    86. Overly attentive waiters

    87. Waiters who probably definitely spit in your food

    88. Bandanas

    89. Eye exams

    90. People's titles for their Facebook photo albums

    91. "Drops of Jupiter" by Train

    92. Goatees, soul patches, etc.

    93. The CD collection at Starbucks

    94. Pink eye

    95. New York Times wedding announcements

    96. People who still wear "Livestrong" bracelets

    97. Drinking warm water

    98. Sandra Bullock's douche of an ex

    99. The price of gum nowadays