This made me think of when I was an intern (unpaid, natch) on the Hill and got caught in a freak downpour and didn't have an umbrella. By the time I got to the office, I was soaked to the skin and looked like a drowned rat -- totally sopping wet and it was only 8am. Luckily, my roommate was still at home and was able to bring me spare clothes. I have no idea what I'd have done otherwise. No way could I afford a round-trip cab ride home and back to make it speedy, but the metro would have taken too long.

Completely different than trying to get home to beat a storm, though. But it was the last time I forgot my umbrella for a long time.

haha I once had a coworker (not an intern) who wanted to go home when he spilled food on his shirt. Not like
"I'm soaked completely" but "I have a stain!" (the size of a pea...)

Anonymous wrote:OMG crazy boss lady. You get workers for free and don't fear being sued. Ok we got it.

Ha ha

Is the unpaid internships are illegal poster the same one commenting on Real Housewives Sonja and her Interns thread over in Books and Entertainment ?

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Anonymous wrote:OMG crazy boss lady. You get workers for free and don't fear being sued. Ok we got it.

Well, somebody CLEARLY does not got it and has an axe to grind. Irritates the shit out of me when stupid and arrogant combine to keep making the same (incorrect) point. Asses like that get fired or forced out of my shop. OP's intern I'd keep over these twits any day.

You sound like a fabulous boss.

And clearly many people have a problem with you.

She is taking this way too seriously. Posting over and over and over. Move on, lady!

And yet when a mature, level headed - oh, but sorry middle-aged woman wants an entry-level position, well why would you hire them?

OP, not directed at you. It's just when hiring a true adult you don't get this nonsense.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG crazy boss lady. You get workers for free and don't fear being sued. Ok we got it.

Well, somebody CLEARLY does not got it and has an axe to grind. Irritates the shit out of me when stupid and arrogant combine to keep making the same (incorrect) point. Asses like that get fired or forced out of my shop. OP's intern I'd keep over these twits any day.

You sound like a fabulous boss.

And clearly many people have a problem with you.

Thanks! I actually am a fabulous boss. I just don't suffer fools, so yes. they probably do have a problem with me. I don't lose any sleep over it.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG crazy boss lady. You get workers for free and don't fear being sued. Ok we got it.

Well, somebody CLEARLY does not got it and has an axe to grind. Irritates the shit out of me when stupid and arrogant combine to keep making the same (incorrect) point. Asses like that get fired or forced out of my shop. OP's intern I'd keep over these twits any day.

You sound like a fabulous boss.

And clearly many people have a problem with you.

Anonymous wrote:OMG crazy boss lady. You get workers for free and don't fear being sued. Ok we got it.

Well, somebody CLEARLY does not got it and has an axe to grind. Irritates the shit out of me when stupid and arrogant combine to keep making the same (incorrect) point. Asses like that get fired or forced out of my shop. OP's intern I'd keep over these twits any day.

Anonymous wrote:One day one of you mean bitches is going to end up in the hospital and will be treated by millenial doctors. Hope they are nicer to you than you were to them.

Believe me, the person who asks to leave work because it's raining isn't going to become a doctor.

OMG crazy boss lady. You get workers for free and don't fear being sued. Ok we got it.

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Anonymous wrote:Who gives a rat's ass if she was "fearful"? She could have taken a cab.

Honestly, are you picturing your toddlers when you write this crap? These are ADULTS we're talking about.

These are adults with ZERO money. I remember being a broke 20-something and taking a cab and buying an extra umbrella was never an option. It was just not in the budget to ever solve problems with money. Mostly I suffered. I wish I had lived it up more like other interns or acted more entitled. Or even a tiny bit entitled.

There were entitled ones where I was 20 years ago. There are always extremes.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren't unpaid internships more or less illegal now?

You want free labor to do grunt work, you get what you pay for.

No they are not "illegal." For Pete's sake people, internships allow college students to gain professional experience so that they can actually have a leg up on getting a paid job when they graduate. They may be unpaid financially but the interns are certainly gaining something valuable for their future - if you are constructing the internship in a useful way.

There are huge wage/hour issues with them.

No, there are not. Generally you have the intern sign a contract that states what will be expected of them. I have NEVER worked for an organization/company that tried to use interns like slave labor. You have a seriously bizarre hangup about this.

You should talk to an employment lawyer about this issue and look at case law. It is in the wheelhouse of many courts right now. And there is more than one person here who is saying the same thing.

OMG you are so uptight DC. Unclench.

Have fun getting sued! Maybe it will even be a class action!

Wow. You really ARE an asshat. I've hired interns under contracts. You sign a contract saying that you will work XX hours/week for 8 weeks for $0 but XX hours of class credit doing XYZ activities, you have NO leg to stand on in court. That's basic contract law, dipshit.

Often wrong but never in doubt!

Okay, tell that to the university programs we work with, which are operated under the guidance of counsel, I'm sure. Trust me, were we worried about the legality, we wouldn't be able to operate the program. So your little quip (not even that clever) applies right back at you.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren't unpaid internships more or less illegal now?

You want free labor to do grunt work, you get what you pay for.

No they are not "illegal." For Pete's sake people, internships allow college students to gain professional experience so that they can actually have a leg up on getting a paid job when they graduate. They may be unpaid financially but the interns are certainly gaining something valuable for their future - if you are constructing the internship in a useful way.

There are huge wage/hour issues with them.

No, there are not. Generally you have the intern sign a contract that states what will be expected of them. I have NEVER worked for an organization/company that tried to use interns like slave labor. You have a seriously bizarre hangup about this.

No, you are out of date. Please google the recent DOL changes that were made based on multiple lawsuits over the last several years. There are also numerous legal blogs that address the topic. Unless you work for a non-profit or government, unpaid internships are illegal.

You're a little late to the game sweet pea. I'm the one who posted the DOL link. But thanks for playin!

Haha. Nice comeback. But I'm glad to see after 7 pages of arguing you finally realize you're wrong.

No, I don't "realize I am wrong.". Saying that unpaid internships are illegal is not true. They have limitations as illustrated by the link I posted.

This COULD have been a really entertaining thread until the asshat had to de-rail it with all of the issues that did not even pertain to the thread since OP said her intern was PAID. Thanks for creating a SNOOZEFEST with what could have been one of the best threads ever had you not gotten yourself involved.