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Gormy Cuss

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Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 03:38 PM

Jun 2013

When business can get this labor for free there's little reason to hire someone for pay.

These unpaid internships are just another privilege accorded middle and upper income kids and young adults. Equally intelligent and hard working kids and young adults who don't have a Bank of Mom and Dad account can't afford this.

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Unpaid internships in jeopardy after court ruling [View all] SecularMotion Jun 2013 OP

Good. Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #1

"unpaid internships have become a rite of passage" this article paints this form of slavery as a leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #2

So you can't even work for free ...while jobs get sent over seas. hrmmm L0oniX Jun 2013 #3

It is crazy right? sikofit3 Jun 2013 #13

Unpaid is criminal liberal N proud Jun 2013 #4

For some, if you don't do an internship, you don't graduate MountainLaurel Jun 2013 #9

Then it becomes extortion liberal N proud Jun 2013 #11

I've worked with several interns - lynne Jun 2013 #5

Internships as part of a degree program are one thing csziggy Jun 2013 #6

That's very, very, very different from the sorts of things that court ruling's going after. Posteritatis Jun 2013 #7

Good. JoeyT Jun 2013 #8

If unpaid internship is outlawed, they would start paying these people. Ash_F Jun 2013 #10

paying people for work. how novel booley Jun 2013 #12