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The problem with this is that it creates lots of equity issues. How exactly are poor people supposed to get into government if the entry level positions (intern
by slaymaker1907 5y ago
The problem with this is that it creates lots of equity issues. How exactly are poor people supposed to get into government if the entry level positions (internships) are unpaid?
- EricE 5y agoWhat government would ever have unpaid positions? Nice red herring. Now if you want to discuss the preposterousness of the lower end of some government pay scales - game on!
- MattGaiser 5y agoThere are unpaid government/government-type internships. The UN is the most notable example. Most on Capitol Hill are also unpaid. Many local governments do it as well as they are cash strapped.
- EricE 5y agolol - those capital hill internships often result in K street positions. It’s why all those “unpaid” positions are HIGHLY contested. Just curious - have you ever earned money directly for yourself or have you only ever gotten a paycheck from a company or other person?
- MattGaiser 5y agoI completely get why they are highly contested and were I an American and politically inclined, I would take one. People wouldn’t take them if they did not see a benefit. But they exist nonetheless. Mostly paycheck. I occasionally do freelance work and innovation prizes.
- ska 5y ago> those capital hill internships often result in K street positions. Isn't that kind of the point? Making these positions unpaid/underpaid is an artificial filter removing otherwise great candidates who can't afford to take it on.
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