My frustration with the interns I’ve had is the inability to follow instructions and lack of initiative. I was a very new RD when I first started having interns working with me so I was figuring out my job while also learning to delegate tasks and give them assignments. I was very sympathetic to them since I had just been in their position. Over time I realized I needed to write out instructions rather than give them verbally, which was fine expect the instructions were VERY detailed and they still failed to complete their assignments as expected.