I’m passing time in the Craig James thread.

The Craig James thread killed all my Internet sessions here at work.

Well, good thing there are laws in place to protect the meek ones.

Thanks,

Craig James

absolutely. i just don’t equate internships with meaning a whole lot to a company’s bottom line. many companies do it as a community outreach or in league with a university for relationships. if an intern felt he or she was making money for a company, i would hope that intern would speak up and make demands

i don’t want to change the law gfunk, just windering why it’s a law. i don;t see any evil, and it doesn;t affect me like it did 23 years ago, so i will now shrug

Just part of the employment/labor law in this country. At some point we decided people should be paid for their labor. Personally I don’t really think this one is all that big of a deal as compared to things like child labor laws and overtime laws and stuff, but still as a general rule I agree if a company is profiting from your work you should be paid something for it.

some industries are so choice that the companies know they don;t have to pay.

Mine was choice…had applications for my job everyday. However, the company paid me anyway.

same here, for the two i had, but that doesn’t mean everyone should. some industries are so choice that the companies know they don;t have to pay.

i don’t get this. if the intern agrees/signs paperwork saying he/she understands the pay is the experience/exposure — time investment in career — why is it illegal to work for ‘free’?

If you want to change the law then call your congressperson, but it’s illegal because the law says for-profit companies can’t have people work for them for free.

i agree. i tend to lean on the side of they get paid enough already. people get incensed because the revenue brought in is so high, but that in itself doesn;t mean players ‘should’ get paid, just that it’s possible (or onot, with all the programs in the red)

again, the bottom line for me in all this is…were they forced into the agreement? if not, why does anyone else care about a personal choice?

internships are stepping stones

Fair enough…but I got paid for mine. Not much, but it helped.

Do you understand why we have a minimum wage?

Yes, because the government doesn’t understand economics

Why do Catholic priests love Jesus so much?

Pure gold.

i bet i don’t, but i also think this job is not the same as working at mcd’s or kohl’s. interns to me are folks looking for real-world experience rather than classroom only. folks working for minimum wage need the money, they are doing that job to feed the family or the veins. internships are stepping stones

college athletes also get paid this way.

For maybe 0.1% of them…they all get paid by scholarships, books, food, housing, tutoring, and occasional town toasting.

My daughter (2 years old) has added your “Jesus chewing his nails” joke to her repertoire. She now has two jokes.

Fantastic. I’m glad I can help through the interwebs anyway possible.

Why do Catholic priests love Jesus so much?

/Stretches out arms
//”Because he’s hung like this”
///Merry Christmas to all

he is, with experience and exposure. college athletes also get paid this way. many of them in fact choose a school based on media exposure. i don’t care either way, but this is what i think about being paid. no one forced the players or unpaid interns to partake

why is it illegal to work for ‘free’?

Do you understand why we have a minimum wage?