This week, Fast Company takes a critical look at the modern internship: What’s working, what’s broken, and how you can get the most out of your experience—whether you’re an intern or a manager. This story is part of Fast Company‘s editorial package “The Intern Economy.” In the spirit of back to school and new opportunities to learn beyond the classroom, we’ve collected the personal stories of interns and managers to reveal what this step on the first rung of the career ladder means for the future of work.