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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. It's only a meeting that she is missing. Unfortunately an important one. I'm not calling her boss for her ! This is something she has to do for herself. And to the pp who is all burned up ... You get what you pay for. Pretty entitled of you to think that college and grad students should work for free. [/quote]

You have a high estimation of your high school kid's value in the labor market.

My son has an internship (competitive) and he isn't paid because he will be learning.  Trust me - he's bright, eager, but of no value to them.  They will have to invest time in him and can't jsut have him file for the month.  I don't think you understand the difference between an internship and a job.

Yes, some interns are taken advantage of, but many firms invest a lot of time in them (and time is money).[/quote]

My DD is doing a computer job. It is much cheaper to have her do it. Computer professionals are expensive. Also she has a large following on the internet. So she does have value. Perhaps that is why 74 other HS students did not get the job. She is missing a meeting -- the total hours will be the same.[/quote]

Well, if she's doing actual labor for free, the firm is doing something illegal.  They won't give a crap about the meeting because they are already extracting enough out of her.

You asked opinions, didn't like what you heard because your kid is better than that and then got pissy about the answers... I'm outa here.[/quote]

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