Unpaid internships

quincyboy7
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:18:41 +0000

So I’m having a discussion with my dad about doing an unpaid political intership that he wants me to discontinue. It’s on a governor’s campaign and I spend around 15-20 hours a week at the office. It really is something that I love but my dad says I should use the summer to “make people a fan of me, not be a fan of the governor”. I’ve only done 30-ish volunteer hours so far in high school and I’m about to go into a field that will let me do 54 more by the end of the summer. However, if i quit the internship, that 54 could become close to 175 by the end. I still think doing what I love is worth it. My dad says I should volunteer to help out the community and that I should read a ton of books and take practice tests to improve myself.

Who wins this argument?