Taking an unpaid internship

Proudpatriot
Sat, 20 May 2017 13:00:12 +0000

I agree with @doschicos with respect to mountains and molehills. When my son found out that the radio station hired almost exclusively from their unpaid interns he decided that he would make it work for him. Since the position is only a few days a week and only a few hours at a time he decided it was worth it to donate his time. So far he is learning a lot. I can’t see the downside for him. I am pretty sure the radio station is in compliance with the law since it is affiliated with a big media company but if it isn’t then it isn’t. He still sees it as beneficial to him.

He will work as a bartender (he’s 20) and for the minor league baseball team for money and donate his time to the radio station. He also worked an unpaid internship for the university athletic department during the school year. Since he wants to work in sports media he will have a resume that includes work for a sports radio station, a D1 athletic department, and a minor league sports team. Bartending is where he plans to make his real money.