$4000 is alot of money, certainly in these rough times. Also most interns don't even get payed. You should be happy that you made that money, after all carneys jobs are not as glamourous as sitting in a air conditioned office doing research, away from screaming little kids.

You got $4,000, some on-the-job-training and a good experience that you'll put on your resume' to get better paying jobs down the road. Your cousin is either lying about getting $8K or he was embezzling. He was working 16-20 hrs a day, 7 days a week, rain or shine, in freezing to sweltering temps. He had very little privacy. His diet ALL summer was ALL carnival food. Only an ignorant twit would only compare the gross salaries. It's hard to believe you have any research experience.

You got paid for an internship? Be happy you got paid at all.

What do you expect? Interns get paid very little for the contacts and work experience they get.

the carnie was probly selling crack, too.

you know what be happy you have a job that is giving you experience so you can be successful later in life. so not an FML. you're a hell of a lot better off than the millions of people who are out of work right now. get over it and stop whining.

Key Word: INTERNSHIP...a state of "employment" in which the "employee" generally gets paid no salary and only has the promise of experience and contacts for the future. Quit whining about how your cousin who's working an actual salaried job earned more than you.

Does working for Cedar Point count as being a carnie? I'm just wondering, because I was their slave last summer and made 9000.

I have done that at a carnival. Opening your own stall or working at one does pay very well. Renting a space, stall all other needed accessories including food shouldn't cost more than 2k. The payout is near 10k+. I am saying this from experience.

Welcome to science.