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Has anyone seen unpaid internships in tech recently? I didn't think it was common practice anymore outside of very new companies.
by enchiridion 7y ago
Has anyone seen unpaid internships in tech recently? I didn't think it was common practice anymore outside of very new companies.
- mmm_grayons 7y agoTook a few un-paid as a middle- and early high-schooler, mostly to prove I was worth money and not a total fruit loop, which was probably reasonable at that age. Got paid after that.
- ajayyy 7y agoHighschool coops are required to be unpaid to count as a credit in my province, so it is probably similar in some other places which would lead to that practice
- mmm_grayons 7y agoSchool credit wasn't an issue; these were for my development and experience. I was homeschooled so I guess I could have put them down, but never thought to. It stinks that schools do it that way; I'm curious, to which province & nation are you referring?
- johnaoss 7y agoAt least in Ontario, Canada I wasn't allowed to take a paid internship for high school credit.
- mushbino 7y agoUnpaid internships are illegal in most states and the last time I checked it was the most commonly violated labor law. However, there are exceptions for government and nonprofit internships.