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Re:An Update on the Status of Our UX Design Program by fnord77 on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @07:39AM (#22944495)
wait - I had no idea this was their business model

how is this not different from indentured servitude?

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Re:An Update on the Status of Our UX Design Program by andrewlgood on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @07:48AM (#22944553)
Indentured servitude historically meant you worked for no pay for a period of years in exchange for something (e.g. passage on ship to America). This is simply a student loan indexed to your earnings. I have not seen what percentage of the earnings they take, but presumably it is less than 100%.
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Re:An Update on the Status of Our UX Design Program by petee on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @07:48AM (#22944552)
Because if you don't get a job, you don't owe
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