<p>if you think very few internships are “unique” look again- my D interned as a 15 year old for a magazine…my other for a radio station…</p>
<p>internship implies short term…or transitional…and it also means that the company is bringing someone in who most likely has little real life experience or education for a fulltime, longer term job…putting energy into working with someone who very likely will not be there next year, or even in a few months, because of schooling and whatever</p>
<p>sure a great stipend would be nice, but for some, an internship is another form of schooling</p>
<p>My Ds short term internship at a radio show, well, it led to one in college…for which she will get some pay</p>
<p>It wasn’t out of being virtious, it was being smart…to put some hours in and getting some training, making some contacts (invaluable) and it was like a cross between school and work</p>
<p>How much should a company invest in someone who is untested, temporary and who needs to be taught and led through the work?</p>
<p>Again, internships are another form of schooling, and if we don’t make oodles of money, so be it.</p>