<p>Ok, so I just got done with the second day of a summer internship with a relatively prestigious think tank in DC. I'm working in a relatively small office focused on fundraising--theres the director, a research assistant, and like 5 interns. Of those, myself an one other guy are just starting. So today, the director calls a meeting and puts the other new intern in charge of all the interns. This guy isn't especially well qualified, 2 of the other interns have been there for months already and another one is a grad student. Later in the afternoon, the guy starts assigning work and generally bossing people around. He tells me to write an email for him. </p>
<p>I'm starting to think that the office is just out to lunch. Who puts a college intern on his second day in charge of anyone? This doesn't seem normal. Frankly, I feel humiliated that I have to take orders from someone with only 2 days of experience. What should I do? I would try and transfer to another part of the organization, but I'm pretty sure thats impossible. I don't want to quit because the internship looks really good on a resume, but I'm really worried that the next 2 months will be awful. </p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>