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I find it incredible that we're at almost 200 comments, and no one has brought up the phenomenon of people doing real (often clerical office work they don't car
by talos 12y ago
I find it incredible that we're at almost 200 comments, and no one has brought up the phenomenon of people doing real (often clerical office work they don't care too much about, except that it's in a field they're interested in) for free -- unpaid internships.
Despite the fact that this is quite illegal, there is no enforcement (http://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-labor-department-let-companies-off-hook-for-unpaid-internships http://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-labor-department-l...).
- gambiting 12y agoMaybe because not everyone on HN is from US and it's not illegal everywhere? In fact, it is de facto standard in some countries(as sad as that is).