Ask HN: When is it too old to be an intern?

Re:Ask HN: When is it too old to be an intern? by crazy5sheep on Saturday January 04, 2014 @07:10PM (#7013682)

Anyone wants to get paid, but not everyone has the chance at the very beginning.

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Re:Ask HN: When is it too old to be an intern? by patmcc on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @06:40PM (#7067050)

If a company isn't even willing to pay you minimum wage (which is really not much in most places), it is one or more of:

1) They can't afford to, so probably aren't a very successful business.

2) They want to keep out the people who literally could not afford to live under this arrangement. (Disproportionately non-white, female, etc.).

3) You'll be of even less value to them than the minimum wage (so probably wouldn't be doing anything worthwhile/educational).

Don't take an unpaid internship, even if you can afford it. It perpetuates a terrible idea.

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