> Either the interns are there to learn (In which case, they should not be working on anything that provides the employer with value) I feel pretty strongly ab

> Either the interns are there to learn (In which case, they should not be working on anything that provides the employer with value) I feel pretty strongly about the exploitation of free labor, but I'm not sure I agree with this point. Tasks from which a potential intern may learn the most are quite likely to be tasks which create value for the employer. I'm not even sure what work an intern could possibly do that did not generate value for a team, other than literally digging a ditch and re-filling it. > If your business can't afford to pay its employees, you should probably not be in business. Money isn't the only way to pay employees. A learning experience can be just as valuable (if not more so) than some financial compensation. This is highly situational, and can easily be used as justification to get cheap unpaid labor, but nonetheless remains true.