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The NFL reporter Jane Slater posted about an unpaid internship opportunity on Twitter and she got a lot of pushback for it.
This started a larger conversation about the merits, legality and ethics of unpaid internships. A lot of people in the journalism industry got their starts due to unpaid internships so there's a lot of older journalists who swear by it. A lot of younger people think it should be illegal and you should pay people for their labor regardless of if it's an internship or not.
Unpaid internships have the unintended consequence of only being available to people who already have the means and resources to work for free for several months (ie people with family money like Jane).
There are people who can work an internship and hold down a full-time job but those people are at a major disadvantage.
It's easy to take unpaid internships when your brother is an NFL superstar making millions.
Anyway, I wanted to get NT's opinion on this debate.
IMO, If it's a situation where you're coming and going as you please and you're taking 10-12 hours after school/work to learn the ropes, I can understand the internship being unpaid. Where I draw the line is situations where you're working 35-40 hrs per week (sometimes more), your employer is giving you deadlines and they have expectations of you. To me it's crazy that people put in that much work and receive no monetary compensation.
This started a larger conversation about the merits, legality and ethics of unpaid internships. A lot of people in the journalism industry got their starts due to unpaid internships so there's a lot of older journalists who swear by it. A lot of younger people think it should be illegal and you should pay people for their labor regardless of if it's an internship or not.
Unpaid internships have the unintended consequence of only being available to people who already have the means and resources to work for free for several months (ie people with family money like Jane).
There are people who can work an internship and hold down a full-time job but those people are at a major disadvantage.
It's easy to take unpaid internships when your brother is an NFL superstar making millions.
Anyway, I wanted to get NT's opinion on this debate.
IMO, If it's a situation where you're coming and going as you please and you're taking 10-12 hours after school/work to learn the ropes, I can understand the internship being unpaid. Where I draw the line is situations where you're working 35-40 hrs per week (sometimes more), your employer is giving you deadlines and they have expectations of you. To me it's crazy that people put in that much work and receive no monetary compensation.
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