I had an internship with Troma Films two years ago: I was scheduled to go in twice a week but, since there wasn't much work to be done, my supervisor suggested that I start calling in before heading to the office. I called in every week and continued to go there sporatically until my supervisor relocated to the West Coast division of Troma Films. He told me to continue contacting Milly, an alcoholic mailroom clerk, to double check if she ever needed help but she didn't cooperate at all: she would never return my calls nor would she read her emails. Eventually, I just stopped going because I was getting tired of the charade. Now it may sound like I'm a terrible intern but a friend of mine (and fellow intern) was going through the same b.s. There was simply no communication when our boss went to the west coast. I knew that I was a good intern because I was getting compliments left and right and I wasn't slacking off. I technically ended the internship but not without trying to work something out first.
So the other day I was at a party and ran into a very attractive and nice former coworker (well, she was an actual employee). It turns out that my boss left to cali to find another job and started a production company there. He didn't leave my former company any prior notice so the internship department fell apart. My problem is that I recently saw an ad on their site asking for interns and replied - the new guy there seems to be responsible and asked me to come in for an interview... I listed the prior internship on my resume but should I mention that I worked there during the interview? I'd hate to explain the whole story about why I stopped showing up and would prefer to just not mention it - can I or should I do that?
P.S. I did not take the internship for school credit and got it on my own and not through my department
edit: edited for clarity..
So the other day I was at a party and ran into a very attractive and nice former coworker (well, she was an actual employee). It turns out that my boss left to cali to find another job and started a production company there. He didn't leave my former company any prior notice so the internship department fell apart. My problem is that I recently saw an ad on their site asking for interns and replied - the new guy there seems to be responsible and asked me to come in for an interview... I listed the prior internship on my resume but should I mention that I worked there during the interview? I'd hate to explain the whole story about why I stopped showing up and would prefer to just not mention it - can I or should I do that?
P.S. I did not take the internship for school credit and got it on my own and not through my department
edit: edited for clarity..
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