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While unpaid internships are sad, I would be really interested in seeing how many of these positions would not exist otherwise. I'm sure some of them exploit in
by phamilton 13y ago
While unpaid internships are sad, I would be really interested in seeing how many of these positions would not exist otherwise. I'm sure some of them exploit interns to save a few bucks, but I can guarantee there are other situations where the company would just go without for the summer if they couldn't do unpaid internships.
An unpaid internship is better than doing nothing. It might even be better than working at McDonalds.
- rmrfrmrf 13y agoPeople keep throwing McDonald's around as if it's some kind of horrible, dead-end place to work. The truth is that McDonald's will not only pay you, but will teach you a ton about customer service, food safety, work ethic, and team building. Does it really make sense to work for free getting coffee for devs and scheduling conferences when you could be making money and gaining experience by working on your own side project? Hell, work part time at Mickey D's and you're still better off.