Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Bad for Society

Re:Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Ba... by eli_gottlieb on Thursday May 10, 2012 @02:00PM (#3954937)

Maybe not the best example, but if a new paid employee says, "No, I've never used source control, what's that about?" it's a big problem. If an intern says it, you explain it and move on.

And thus it came to pass that the unpaid internship replaced the entry-level job.

I know there's no point in pleading with an economically rational capitalist like yourself, but stop exploiting the proletariat, or one of these days we won't even walk into your damned office.

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Re:Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Ba... by jlarocco on Thursday May 10, 2012 @06:14PM (#3956413)

"... one of these days we won't even walk into your damned office."

If you don't think you're being treated fair, that's exactly what you should do. Duh.

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Re:Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Ba... by pcopley on Friday May 11, 2012 @09:46AM (#3959144)

This is honest to god one of the stupidest comments I've ever read anywhere. "Exploiting the proletariat?" Are you fucking kidding me?

I got a half semester worth of college credit for various internships and wouldn't have my current job (or subsequently my car or home) had I not had it.

Go back to Mother Russia and leave the thinking to the adults.

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Re:Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Ba... by eli_gottlieb on Friday May 11, 2012 @05:08PM (#3961409)

"Exploiting the proletariat?" Are you fucking kidding me?

You think it's not exploitation to have to work without being paid? Are you fucking kidding me?

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