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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know.... I was able to do internships (some unpaid, some paid) AND serve cocktails at a bar in the evenings throughout my college career and each summer.  I learned more about work ethic, life, and interpersonal relationships through that bar gig than in any of my internships.

The only internship that was of use to me was my last one, which was paid and turned into a full-time job offer straight out of college at age 22 with all health insurance paid and a generous 401K w/no need to match. PP DS isn't the special little angel she seems to think he is.  All my unpaid internships were a waste of time mostly, and I learned little to nothing from them, and it was clear the employer had little respect of interest in me. But I see so many foolish parents that think unpaid internships are more valuable than a summer working at the local bar, or on a golf course, or what not. I'd gladly hire someone today that had to scrap by and worked a lot of different jobs and in different environments than someone who has no paid work history outside an internship that lasted 3-6 months. At least I know the person who had to scrap by had to hustle to get what they wanted instead of it being handed to them and taken for granted.  But to each their own...

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I wonder why posters like this give their whole life story.

Give us a # and leave the rest for your therapist [/quote]

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