Recent Intern Scandal

Before going to law school, I really didn't have any idea that intern scandals existed.  Maybe this is because I spent my college summers 1) costuming the youth theater in my hometown 2) working for a solo financial adviser and 3) in India.  Not many opportunities to get myself into trouble - or watch others get themselves into trouble.

Well, in the past 4 years or so, my eyes have been opened.  Throwing young twenty somethings (or even sometimes teens) into profession settings will eventually result in at least one of them not having much common sense.  Heck, I'm in my late twenties and still often think to myself, "I hope what I'm doing is considered normal by civilized society."

Anyway, the whole point of saying this is because of the buzz from JP Morgan about an intern that sent out a somewhat common sense-less email.   The crux of it is after the jump:



1.  There's a wild party tonight.
2.  The bar has relaxed fake ID standards.
3.  If you don't have a fake ID, you should get one.

Did I mention that the email was sent from his work account?  And evidently sent it with high importance to "All."

Check out this story on DealBreaker.  They also have two follow up emails from the same intern.

It's interesting though because a lot of the people commenting express the view that this is no big deal and what's all the fuss about? And it's not like drinking (even underage) is uncommon in corporate America.  To this view, is say, "Sure. It's out there.  But it's not like you should advertise it in a blast email from your work address."   Maybe this could be a form over function argument? Or maybe I'd just be super annoyed if one of the new interns at my office sent this email (and then two follow ups) and I had to waste time thinking about it.

What are your thoughts on this one?