I have to do internships as part of my degree. I haven't technically started my degree yet (I deferred), but did one in Italy this summer. It should have been great, but tbh I hated it-I had dd in tow (was asked not to bring her-three weeks in a foreign country with no dd-what am I meant to do with her?!?) so had to pay £600 in childcare out of my own savings, and pay for our meals, accommodation, travel etc, while I was "given the opportunity to work for them"
Dd's nursery was 1 1/2 hours from the office, and opened at 8.15, so I didn't get into work until 9.45am, and then had to leave at 3.15 to pick her up at 4.45pm. Needless to say I had PILES of work to finish when I came back to the UK. The second we got back dd started half day school, so I only had two hours a day in which to do some of this work, and then we had a huge housing problem, so I have missed the deadline to hand the work in. I am terrible with deadlines, and this is just another straw in my tutor's hat, as it is another deadline I have missed (I missed loads last year as I had a breakdown). What are my chances of getting a good job at the end of my degree if I get a bad reference from them? I want to do normal, english internships from now on, as I can't deal with being away with dd and doing the work. Help!