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Galraedia

(5,027 posts) Sat Dec 5, 2015, 09:26 PM Dec 2015

Adam Ruins Everything - Why Most Internships Are Actually Illegal

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Adam Ruins Everything - Why Most Internships Are Actually Illegal (Original Post) Galraedia Dec 2015 OP

Funny commercial I saw yesterday ErikJ Dec 2015 #1

We had a girl break down in tears a few years ago when she found out Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2015 #2

This is why I never took an internship. . .EVER! Feeling the Bern Dec 2015 #3

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)

1. Funny commercial I saw yesterday

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 09:39 PM

Dec 2015

the guy said "and we cant find any of the interns".

Sen. Walter Sobchak

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2. We had a girl break down in tears a few years ago when she found out

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 10:23 PM

Dec 2015

our internships are paid term positions, the program adviser at her university had just neglected to mention that. I had absolutely no idea how common unpaid internships actually are. She had done a previous one with a huge publishing company, I really couldn't believe it.

Feeling the Bern

(3,839 posts)

3. This is why I never took an internship. . .EVER!

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 01:44 AM

Dec 2015

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