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> Students aren't supposed to work, they're supposed to learn. Why not both? Don't get me wrong, I think its shady to make money off someone without paying the
by lojack 8y ago
> Students aren't supposed to work, they're supposed to learn.
Why not both? Don't get me wrong, I think its shady to make money off someone without paying them. I personally just had a really positive experience working while I was in school, and never really stopped learning just because I left school. Curious why you think this is actually a bad thing?
- doctorpangloss 8y agoAs a matter of principle, for stuff that already makes money, you ought to expend your precious Internet character capital only on stuff that’s 100% unimpeachably good. That would be bringing about a world where students don’t have to work or in this matter, be exploited. It’s not useful to equivocate or find nuance in these things. After all, I doubt the students who wind up working for them will think kindly of the random Internet person who was like, “I think it’s shady” and then equivocates. That’s like saying, well at least the illegally below wage people have a job. Usually those people begrudge the equivocators. You should be able to see why.
- robert_foss 8y agoWhy aren't they paid? If they produce value for a company, what exactly precludes them from being compensated?
- tootahe45 8y agoThe fact they've willingly decided to work for free? I feel like higher education is even worse than this where they've convinced people paying for a 3-year degree is the only option.
- pavlov 8y agoIn many countries it's not legal to willingly work for free when others are getting paid for the same job (this can be due to minimum wage, binding union-negotiated contracts, etc.)