Leaving my ongoing internship for a better company
- by AnonymousAsExpected
Hi.
I am currently employed as an intern with a software company X. I had no particular interest in working on their line of work, but since I had no other alternative, I had to join it.
I had also applied to a good company Y, which has a better name than X and the work is exactly what I wanted.
More than anything, the mention of Y on my resume will make a big difference later. I really had no idea that Y would accept me, since they were not replying to my repeated requests to inform me of the status of my application. Now fifteen days into my internship with X, Y sent me an offer letter to join.
What should I do now? There are other interns working with X on the same project I was, and so of course the work won't suffer.
My problem is, I want to quit X, but how do I do it in the most polite way possible? I am afraid to ask my boss, he is rude already and I fear he might take it badly. And how do I handle this in my resume? If two years down the line someone asks me why I left X for Y, won't that look bad?
I am really confused, working with Y would be like a dream come true. But I fear the negative impact of leaving X.
Hoping that someone can perhaps share a similar experience.
