The Intern Chronicles: Molli vs. The Boss

Every workplace has an intern, the overenthusiastic, overly confident newcomer who believes they’re destined for greatness but somehow always ends up causing chaos. In my household, that intern is Molli.

Molli is one of a kind. The loudest. The slimmest. The most agile. A self-proclaimed parkour expert, she scales cupboards, walls, and any surface that challenges her authority over gravity. If there were an Olympic category for “Feline Freestyle Acrobatics,” she’d be a gold medalist.

But despite her impressive resume, Molli is still… an intern. And in this corporate structure, there’s one undeniable truth, interns don’t run the show. That position belongs to Tori, the boss.

Tori is the definition of senior management: calm, composed, and thoroughly unimpressed by the antics of his junior. But Molli? Oh, she’s not one to respect hierarchy. Instead, she has made it her mission to challenge him in a series of performance reviews—which, in layman’s terms, means starting wrestling matches and losing.

Every. Single. Time.

And as any good manager (aka me) does, I intervene. Naturally, I reprimand Tori for his “bullying” while Molli, my poor, innocent intern, screams her lungs out, playing the victim. Oh, the betrayal! The injustice!

Except… I started to suspect something.

Because Tori? He’s a gentleman. Obedient. Calm. Not the type to start a fight. And sure enough, one day, I caught Molli in the act, starting the confrontation and then dramatically pretending she was the wronged party. A true artist in manipulation.

So now I know the truth. Molli is not just an intern. She’s a mastermind. Cheeky, cunning, and strategic. She can be soft and needy when she wants, perfectly tuned to my emotional weaknesses. She knows my soft spot, and she uses it mercilessly.

And yet, despite the chaos, the wrestling matches, and the workplace drama, I wouldn’t trade my little troublemaker for anything. Because every office needs an intern, especially one that keeps things interesting.

Even if she does think she runs the place.