Hi all, Let’s keep this short,

I work as a manager of a certain company and we have interns working with us on an ongoing basis, and I sometimes feel bad for giving them too much work as I know that they are just an intern and they are paid less.

I tend to dote on my interns so I usually take on some execution work myself so that they can get some work-life balance and end at a proper 9-5 job without OT.

But recently, my boss wants me to take my hands off execution work and just throw all the work to interns to handle as she wants me to understand that interns are here to learn and not for me to spoil.

But if I were to do that, surely my interns will have OT and likely break down one day or perhaps feel uninterested and quit the job. (Happened before to a few interns)

I know that there’s like a work-life balance kind of thing in the genZ mindset but then there’s also the “You are here to learn” mindset from professionals working in the industry. What do yall think?

Netizens’ comments

While the interns are learning, your boss is also having you develop people management skills too.

You do realise your boss is developing you in people management area right? Let interns learn, learn to let go. Everyone happy.

I think there must be a balance. They are interns, not full time staff. You cannot be totally hands off and let them run the show. If they screw up how? Is your boss going to be responsibleAt the same time, you also can’t hold their hands forever if not they will never learn. I think just add on the workload slowly and systematically, and most importantly communicate and tell them your plan is for them to be self-sufficient and able to hold the fort at their own work one dayMaybe give them bit by bit, hear their feedback. You will still need to guide them. Never be the absent leader.