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Was your internship paid or unpaid? Where did you stay while you were interning? How were your living expenses paid for?

• eplanit 17y ago
  Unpaid, at home, and with my own money. I didn't treat the internship as a career. It was a part of my education, and I was happy to invest the time and effort. I learned an enormous amount, and it benefits me to this day.
  • mcantor 17y ago
    Where'd you get the money to live on while you were doing your unpaid internship? What I'm getting at here is that part of the point of the article was that unpaid internships favor people who come from more privileged backgrounds.
    • eplanit 17y ago
      Yes, for those whole three months I fended for myself with my savings. Your interpretation seems as though something is being imposed on someone, and some social injustice is being committed. Unpaid internships have advantage for the employer, and for the intern. That there are some people who can afford to invest their time and effort more so than others is not the fault of the employer, or of the intern who has the means. Nobody in this being is treated favorably, and nobody is being denied. Life isn't inherently equal and fair. People with 'advantage' (meaning wherewithal and means) and will use it, and should.