Have All Federal Internships been Cancelled?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD’s summer internship with the VA canceled, said it fell under DEI. How can a psychology research internship VA fall under DEI? So sad that veterans are harmed and are not valued for their service and sacrifice. Sad state of our country.

Your DD is a veteran?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD’s summer internship with the VA canceled, said it fell under DEI. How can a psychology research internship VA fall under DEI? So sad that veterans are harmed and are not valued for their service and sacrifice. Sad state of our country.

For some reason, this administration has concluded that the diversity a veteran provides, the equity in providing opportunities for them in inclusive spaces is somehow evil. Aside from the apparent need to be vindictive, I dont understand 99% of what this administration is trying to do. Its completely unhinged, idiotic and divorced from reality.

This makes me so angry. For years, the MAGAs in my life have been whining about how the Democrats disrespect veterans. I didn't think it was true then, but holy crap, this is the ultimate disrespect.

Most veterans appreciate waste being cut, even in the VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has been very dissapointing for many college students who believed they secured a good summer opportunity. They should have honored the internships this year and made changes for the following.

I work at a federal agency, and honestly I don’t know now what we would do with an intern - have them hold people’s hands while they cry? Walk up and down the security lines to enter the building with water? Help housekeeping dust and vacuum the empty cubicles where our probationary employees, and next our RIFed employees, used to work?

Maybe it will be better by the summer, but it’s for the intern’s own mental health to not be around while an agency is systematically sucked dry.

Why is your office empty?

I thought the complaint against return to work is that there are not enough seats.

[Anonymous]

Not having an internship is a bad thing. Just think about how they won't have jobs in two to three years if this Trump-Musk dismantling of the federal workforce continues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD’s summer internship with the VA canceled, said it fell under DEI. How can a psychology research internship VA fall under DEI? So sad that veterans are harmed and are not valued for their service and sacrifice. Sad state of our country.

I bet the interns will be all White. This administration is shameless and will proudly show who they are.

[Anonymous]

We would not have a seat for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We would not have a seat for them.

At this point, my DD doesn't need a seat...Heck, she can bring her own. She just needs the internship she was offered because there is no more time for her to get another one that would be relevant to her studies/career goals. A lot of kids stopped looking/applying when their offer came in. Such a stressful situation for everyone!