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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are so many people on this thread debating the legality and/or morality of unpaid internships when OP came back and did indeed clarify that her intern was paid?

On the other hand, I did an unpaid internship in college and my parents worked extra that summer to be able to pay my living expenses while I was working for free (when I would otherwise be working a full-time paid summer job). Yes, it did help me get my first job and will hopefully help get me into grad school, and I gained a ton of experience/knowledge from that unpaid internship, but I would have much rather been able to land a paid internship (and trust me, I applied to plenty of those too) and not have to burden my parents with my expenses while doing so. If my parents hadn't been so generous, I likely would have gone into a substantial amount of debt while completing my unpaid internship. [/quote]

Because so many people are being utterly ridiculous about it.  They obviously did unpaid internships in college and feel bitter, as if they were forced into it as slave labor instead of accepting the position at their own will.  [/quote]

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