Will there be any consequences if I decide to quit an internship after one month, even though I signed a contract for six months?

Don’t fret or stress it out. Typically, there isn’t any special conditions in the contract that prevents you from quoting your internship but please do check with your HR on that.

Do remember to be open to your boss/superior, colleagues and always be grateful for the opportunity.

At the same time, find your next opportunity and plan your next internship in advanced to prevent yourself from ending up in such situations. All the best and hopefully you’ll make the right decision.

Hi Anon,

I don't have any experience in this, so these are just my thoughts:

Since you voluntarily looked for this internship, I'm assuming that what you thought you would be doing turned out to be very different from what you actually ended up doing. Honestly, I think this is very normal because it's hard for students to actually know what to expect for each role/position.

But as Kenneth has mentioned, it may not be a good idea to cancel the internship because it would reflect badly on you and your school. You may get blacklisted and this can hinder your chances of finding more internship opportunities (especially via your school).

Instead, what you can consider doing is talking to your supervisor or HR about this misalignment of expectations vs reality. Since you actively looked for this internship, there are probably aspects of the field that you are interested in. So it may be worthwhile to try and find out if there is any chance that you can get exposure to such interests during this internship.

If that's not possible, you can also consider what are the skills you will pickup during this internship. Maybe you'll learn a useful technical skill that can be applied in other industries/positions in the future, or maybe the experiences and soft skills you will learn will add value to your life down the road - you'll never know what may come in handy next time!

Being stuck in a job that you don't enjoy is definitely not the best situation to be in, but it's not the end of the world either. Try to stay positive and make the best of it!

All the best!

Regards,

thefrugalstudent