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some wild **** tho, gotta walk to the gig and hope for free donuts so you can work unpaid.
What's your opinion on unpaid internships?
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some wild **** tho, gotta walk to the gig and hope for free donuts so you can work unpaid.
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If you're pulling 40 hour weeks as an intern, you need to be getting paid. PERIOD!
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I like the idea of unpaid internships.
It depends if it’s for a trade/technical or not though. Anything that is just pencil pushing clerical type work should be paid. That’s just a job.
If someone was willing to teach me woodworking though and to do it for free - i’d be very happy with that as an unpaid internship. Similarly, with construction or mechanical work. There is no substitute for hands on learning and people that are willing to guide you. I totally get that it’s not possible for everyone but i think that’s because these internships are also way too long. You can easily learn a lot in 2 hours a day if the company is setup well with a prescribed plan for what you do when you are there.
It depends if it’s for a trade/technical or not though. Anything that is just pencil pushing clerical type work should be paid. That’s just a job.
If someone was willing to teach me woodworking though and to do it for free - i’d be very happy with that as an unpaid internship. Similarly, with construction or mechanical work. There is no substitute for hands on learning and people that are willing to guide you. I totally get that it’s not possible for everyone but i think that’s because these internships are also way too long. You can easily learn a lot in 2 hours a day if the company is setup well with a prescribed plan for what you do when you are there.
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I cannot believe I forgot about The Pursuit of Happyness. Watched that thing the other night. What a story. I mean, I am 100% convinced he embellished the mess out of some of the details but still an incredible picture.
When Will hit the streets afterward with the "nobody around knows wtf I just achieved and I dont have anyone to celebrate with" move, I swear that **** hits! Had that feeling one time in my life and it's indescribable.
When Will hit the streets afterward with the "nobody around knows wtf I just achieved and I dont have anyone to celebrate with" move, I swear that **** hits! Had that feeling one time in my life and it's indescribable.
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These are called an apprenticeship, and they get paid.
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As I said to others that made similar points, why are we pretending the presence/absence of money somehow changes what is/isn't being learned?
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It's exploitation
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These trust fund kids are something else
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I highly doubt the kids of upper class are taking these unpaid internships. Let's be serious, they are the ones getting the highly paid & most sought after ones
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No, they ARE the ones taking these positions.
They are the ones with the connects.
Interning one year, paid employee soon after.
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Yep. The rest get a thank you lunch on their last day.
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The vast majority of unpaid internships are ****ty internship positions at ****ty companies. Also, it seems like an industry norm for sports industry internship to be unpaid. Maybe the bigger goal would to be tackling that industry first.
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Just an important note for this thread
yesterday
igotthatstock
got exposed as being the new account for a member that was previous banned for peddling racist nonsense in the Political Thread
I
InTheHallway
He is a known liar, he whole lifestyle is probably made up, so are his experiences and supposed expertise. Disregard his post.
Mans is just a Trumper peddling right wing talking points under a new persona
yesterday
igotthatstock
got exposed as being the new account for a member that was previous banned for peddling racist nonsense in the Political Thread
I
InTheHallway
He is a known liar, he whole lifestyle is probably made up, so are his experiences and supposed expertise. Disregard his post.
Mans is just a Trumper peddling right wing talking points under a new persona
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