You should note that there exist paid internships in addition to free internships, and that there are strict federal legal criteria of both. See page 8 of the f

You should note that there exist paid internships in addition to free internships, and that there are strict federal legal criteria of both. See page 8 of the following PDF: http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL12-09acc.pdf http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL12-09acc.pd... Statistics have shown that many employers may illegally be using interns as free labor. A while back, the New York Times published an article on the topic: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html My point is that I don't understand why you assumed that the internship I talk of should be free. You didn't hear enough of the details to make a proper legal stance on the issue, and more often than not employers are not paying interns when they should be. I see your point, but please reconsider what you wrote.