Seventy-year-old intern and thirty-year-old CEO

Evans 2022-01-27 08:04:03

The Intern is a 2015 film, written and directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. The story setting of the movie is very novel. After retirement, he was nearly seventy years old and had a successful career. He was unwilling to live a dull life. He came to a famous fashion shopping website company as an elderly intern, and became a young and promising founder Zhu Er. His subordinates had rich life experience. After getting acquainted with Jules, he became Jules' friend and life mentor.

Ben and Jules both have very good qualities. As a veteran in the workplace, Ben's new internship career has set a perfect example for us who have just entered the workplace; and the vitality of young Jules And creativity is more worthy of our young people to learn. Below are the valuable qualities I found in Ben and Jules to learn from.


The first is Ben, an elderly intern who has returned to the workplace. I believe that every man who has watched the movie, whether in life or work, wants to be like Ben.

1. Emotional and delicate, good at observation

Through observation, he learned about Jules's style of getting along, and he could quickly change from a subordinate relationship to a friend with Jules; he could also perceive every dilemma of Jules, as well as her efforts, so he Every time he comforted her, he could always put in a word that was just right; he observed that Jules had a headache with the clutter in the office, so he took the initiative to clean up the desk, bringing Jules and his colleagues a good surprise.

2. Reliable, careful and bold

Ben adheres to a set of good employee qualities: don't ask about things that cross the line, and say things about your boss, he will always leave the company later than his boss. When he was a driver for Jules, he heard a lot of headaches from Jules, but just as a driver, he didn't talk much; when he went to the conference room to pick up his jacket, he heard about the recruitment of CEO, When I came out and was asked about the content of the meeting, I just said that my ears were not good and I didn't hear it.

Ben also always handles things and tasks well. Whether it’s the review materials handed over by the boss, the route to and from get off work, or even helping Jules go to his mother’s house to delete the emails sent by mistake (of course, this is not recommended here, but the spirit of taking risks is worth learning).

3. Good at dealing with colleagues and friends

When he was transferred to the office area with Peggy, Peggy felt that she was not being reused, and began to have a strong sense of crisis. She burst into tears. Ben carefully enlightened the other party, saying that Peggy's work was very important and not important. Humans can replace and have good words for Paige in Jules.

He also advises colleagues emotionally, matches colleagues, helps colleagues choose appropriate clothes, and helps colleagues who can't find a place to live temporarily.

4. Willing to take the initiative to undertake more work

When he first entered the company, he was not assigned tasks. He took the initiative to help people push carts, and gave advice to colleagues on their work. He always kept himself busy.

5. "Doing the right thing is never wrong"

Dangben was not reconciled to the dullness of his old age. He began to learn yoga, grow plants, and learn Chinese, and regardless of the surprised eyes of the elderly, he went to Jules' company as a senior intern; when he saw Zhu Jules' driver drank alcohol before driving, so he boldly went downstairs to point out the driver's fault, and offered to be a driver for Jules, so as to win more opportunities for himself to show himself; when he fell in love with the company's masseuse , without hesitation, he bravely called to invite each other on a date, and got a good love; when he realized that Jules' husband cheated, Jules was afraid of being lonely and wanted to hire a CEO to focus on In family life, Ben insisted that she should not settle, and pointed out that Jules's company was developing rapidly, and he should not let his career be damaged and become tied up because of a cheating man. He was not afraid that the final result might be Jules' divorce. According to his rich experience, considering that this was in her best interest, he bravely brought it up.

6. Humble and polite, down-to-earth and low-key

Ben had been a VP of a phone book company before retiring and was a successful businessman, but when he came to Jules' company, he never mentioned his previous achievements to anyone, like a veritable Like other interns, he is not picky about work, never complains, and gets along well with other interns and lower-level employees. I believe that with such a humble and down-to-earth attitude, Ben can be very successful in his previous work.

7. Fascinatingly gentlemanly

Ben and their generation not only have good professional quality, but also have the gentlemanly demeanor of a man. Ben has been wearing suits and leather shoes all the time during work, not because of the company's requirements, but because Ben thinks it makes him more serious. When he is serious about his clothes and behavior, he will be more serious about his work. I also noticed some other details in the film. When the boss came, he always got up from his seat and bowed politely, and when he got up, he buttoned his shirt and released it when he sat down. And there is always a square scarf in his suit chest pocket, which is only provided when the lady is crying, which makes everyone love this lovely man even more.


Here's Jules, who represents the new era of Internet women, who broke away from the world's stereotypes of women and became a savvy company founder.

1. Super time planning

Jules's day's work is fully arranged, and the time planning is calculated in minutes, so that she is extremely efficient in her work, and every task is solved efficiently and perfectly by her.

2. The posture of sunshine vitality

Jules always smiles at various meetings and greets colleagues at work every day, showing a very positive side. When someone in the company celebrates his birthday, he will also be very attentive to celebrate together, giving suggestions to employees and pointing out shortcomings. She will explain patiently and kindly. As the founder of the company, she is like the soul of the entire company, driving the company atmosphere full of energy and vitality.

3. Experience the work attitude

As a senior executive of the company, Jules still sits in the operator's seat from time to time, listening carefully to solve the needs of customers; she will walk into the meeting room of the design department and discuss the design of the official website with them; The company orders, only to check whether the packaging of the home delivery is satisfactory, and also hand over to the shipping workers how to fold the clothes. Jules knows her company like the back of her hand without being sloppy.

4. Reasonable decompression method

Jules has a successful career, but on the other hand, she is also under various pressures every day. She has various ways to decompress. For example: when she has a lot of troubles, she will pick up her mobile phone and keep sending messages to her husband to complain; After resolving the erroneous email to her mother, she and her colleagues have a few drinks to ease her worries.


In fact, this movie still has many details worth pondering, the harmonious atmosphere among the employees, the highly creative corporate culture, etc. It shows us a young and passionate company. After watching the movie, I feel a lot. In the future work, I will strive to be like Ben and Jules, be rigorous, conscientious, practical and reliable, and spend every day full of energy, so that I will not waste my time and be worthy of my youthful years.

(This film is a movie viewing experience written by me when I was an intern. This is also the first time I wrote a review.

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Extended Reading

The Intern quotes

  • [last lines]

    Ben: Breathe and relax for inner balance... Breathe deeply, Jules.

  • Ben: How do I spend rest of my days? You name it. Golf. Books. Movies. Pinochle. Tried yoga, learned to cook, bought some plants, took classes in mandarin.

    [in mandarin]

    Ben: Believe me I've tried everything.

    [in english]

    Ben: Translation... believe me, I've tried everything.