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People usually work because they need money to live, and employers usually pay money because they want stuff done that is not interesting or enjoyable enough fo
by tjr 9y ago
People usually work because they need money to live, and employers usually pay money because they want stuff done that is not interesting or enjoyable enough for anyone to do as a volunteer.
When I was first looking for a job out of college, I asked a couple of area technology companies if I could work for them for free. In both cases they told me that their corporate / legal policies wouldn't allow it.
- _delirium 9y agoNowadays many tech companies are happy to take unpaid contributions to their software via pull requests. You could even do it as a full-time unpaid "job" if you wanted; pick a company that open-sourced their software and spend your time full-time improving it.
- coldtea 9y agoNot to mention unpaid internships...
- cylinder 9y agoWorking for free isn't legal, unless it's an internship for which the intern received academic credit...(some other exceptions too).