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Carrying on two jobs is technically possible but it would still be remarkably difficult and I think unrealistic to do this. The argument that the system overly

Carrying on two jobs is technically possible but it would still be remarkably difficult and I think unrealistic to do this. The argument that the system overly benefits the wealthy is still valid.

res0nat0r 15y ago
Realistically many single parents work two or even more jobs to make ends meet.
- drumdance 15y ago
  That's because the alternative is homelessness. The alternative to an unpaid internship is taking a job you don't like. Not nearly as powerful a motivator.
  - eli_gottlieb 15y ago
    Well no. The alternative to an unpaid internship, for most of the people actually stuck in unpaid internships, is unemployment.
mindcrime 15y ago
Carrying on two jobs is technically possible but it would still be remarkably difficult and I think unrealistic to do this. Difficult? Yes. Unrealistic? I don't think so, based on my own experiences and those of people I've known. You'd be surprised what people can do when they're sufficiently motivated. Hell, I had a friend in college who would walk / hitchhike the 12-14 miles or so from his home to school, and back, while simultaneously working a graveyard shift job. I also worked the same graveyard shift job and while slogging my way through college. Don't underestimate people who are truly unhappy with their circumstances and who are really committed to changing them. The argument that the system overly benefits the wealthy is still valid. OK, life is easier if you "come from money." I don't think this is any newsbreak, nor is the internship situation particularly special in this regard. Try this as a thought experiment though... some kid who comes from a poor family, who has little or no wealth, who is trying to bootstrap / self-fund a startup. If he/she had the opportunity to engage some help from an unpaid intern, and the combination results in a company that ultimately raises the standard of living for the entrepreneur, and creates more paying jobs in the future (possibly including the intern in question), then isn't that a Good Thing?

Carrying on two jobs is technically possible but it would still be remarkably difficult and I think unrealistic to do this. The argument that the system overly benefits the wealthy is still valid.

res0nat0r 15y ago

Realistically many single parents work two or even more jobs to make ends meet.

drumdance 15y ago
That's because the alternative is homelessness. The alternative to an unpaid internship is taking a job you don't like. Not nearly as powerful a motivator.
- eli_gottlieb 15y ago
  Well no. The alternative to an unpaid internship, for most of the people actually stuck in unpaid internships, is unemployment.

mindcrime 15y ago

Carrying on two jobs is technically possible but it would still be remarkably difficult and I think unrealistic to do this. Difficult? Yes. Unrealistic? I don't think so, based on my own experiences and those of people I've known. You'd be surprised what people can do when they're sufficiently motivated. Hell, I had a friend in college who would walk / hitchhike the 12-14 miles or so from his home to school, and back, while simultaneously working a graveyard shift job. I also worked the same graveyard shift job and while slogging my way through college. Don't underestimate people who are truly unhappy with their circumstances and who are really committed to changing them. The argument that the system overly benefits the wealthy is still valid. OK, life is easier if you "come from money." I don't think this is any newsbreak, nor is the internship situation particularly special in this regard. Try this as a thought experiment though... some kid who comes from a poor family, who has little or no wealth, who is trying to bootstrap / self-fund a startup. If he/she had the opportunity to engage some help from an unpaid intern, and the combination results in a company that ultimately raises the standard of living for the entrepreneur, and creates more paying jobs in the future (possibly including the intern in question), then isn't that a Good Thing?