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I'd also add that it doesn't build good will. I did an unpaid internship in college. It was good experience, and I was doing real work (not just getting coffee)

I'd also add that it doesn't build good will. I did an unpaid internship in college. It was good experience, and I was doing real work (not just getting coffee), but I did resent not being paid. It sucks to be told, in essence, "we don't value you at all; we're doing you a favor. Now wear a tie to work and act like a professional, even though we're not treating you like one." I did it because I needed to pad my resume. But it didn't make me want to come back and work for the company, or sing their praises to my classmates.

zaidf 17y ago
True in your case. Not true with many of my friends. I run into at least one friend daily taking up an unpaid internship. Even after I lecture them on how it is illegal, they insist they are excited about it and don't really care about the money.
- hga 17y ago
  The possible illegality of them is no problem for the interns, only the company. I can't see how your lecture could be convincing, especially since a lot of people think they're moral, each side is getting consideration in the legal sense.