Unpaid Internship A Really Great Experience For Local Company

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<p>INDIANAPOLIS—Following the departure this week of their unpaid summer intern, executives at the marketing firm Purwin & Avery reflected on how the internship had turned out to be a really positive experience for their company. “Going into the program we weren’t really sure what to expect, but by the end we realized just how much we had gotten out of it,” department manager Dana Hughes said of the 10 weeks during which their summer intern, Erin, reportedly provided the company with more than 1,500 man-hours of free labor. “It was an invaluable opportunity for us, giving Erin a chance to work in a real-world, hands-on environment. It really broadened our perspective. In fact, it was such a great experience, we’ve decided to keep the internship program going year-round.” At press time, sources confirmed that three paid entry-level employees at Purwin & Avery had just received pink slips</p>

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<p>Oooh, perhaps a visit from the feds may occur if they get wind of this?</p>

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<p>We just finished our first PAID internship at our company, and it was a GREAT experience for both us and our interns. It was so great, we made an offer to all of our interns. Just think, if it was unpaid how much more we could have gotten out of it.</p>

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<p>Something tells me the feds will leave this company alone. LOL*</p>

<p>QLM</p>

<p>*link is from The Onion</p>

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<p>^^</p>

<p>Yep, the authors should have used a better name for the firm. Perhaps Robdem and Chittum for full effect. </p>

<p>In the meantime, it might take articles in The Onion for the Feds to wake up and start cracking down on the abject and rampant abuses imposed on high schoolers and college students. Of course, that might be too much to expect from the government, especially one that only gives a rat’s ass about students during election months.</p>

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<p>Dewey, Cheatum & Howe.</p>

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<p>Some of the kids in these internships jobs that I have seen cause MORE work for a company, not less. I think this whole internship thing has really gone too far.</p>