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Mahousu's avatar

Yes, but fashions change. Now, unions are out, and slavery is in! I read that in Marie Claire or someplace.

Dashboard Buddha's avatar

the breath catches...the mind boggles...imprisoned unemployed lawyers researching cases while in prison. Free labor AND a inexhaustible source of irony.

Dashboard Buddha's avatar

turning tricks: If she got caught, she would defend herself on company time. Win!

PsycWench's avatar

My husband The Perfesser had that on his office door for a couple of years! It was closer to reality than some people realize.

Mahousu's avatar

Such unpaid internships <a href="http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/04\/03\/business\/03intern.html" target="_blank">frequently violate minimum wage and other laws.</a> Of course, if you're running the city attorney's office, who's going to prosecute you? One of your unpaid interns?

fuflans's avatar

i actually drive a mini cooper which i believe IS some kind of BMW.

*blushes*

fuflans's avatar

i would do this if i had any marketable for free skills.

Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

I believe one the qualifications for a Wonkette internship is the willingness to be fondled by rightwing letches of the male persuasion.

schmannity's avatar

Interns of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your . . . let me get back to you on that one.

schmannity's avatar

Indentured servitude! Let the market be free.

Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

What really puts an extra carbon coating on my biscuits about this is that many large corporations are flush with cash at this time. The CEO of our company actually said this at the last quarterly meeting. Some are claiming that they aren’t hiring because of uncertainty with the current administration and/or the economy. I think they're waiting till the next election.

chascates's avatar

New politicians and pundits trying to break into their respective fields should be required to follow this practice. For several years.

chascates's avatar

Or as the WSJ termed them, "lucky duckies".

PsycWench's avatar

Please do not let higher education know about this. A lot of universities are hiring adjuncts at near-slavery wages and if they can get people to work for nothing, they will.