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arguewithatree  ·  3253 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Out of all the Presidential candidates, only 1 pays their interns.

Not force exactly but coercion certainly. It's the implication that you MUST take a period of no pay in order to maybe get pay in the future.

I don't think people are going out and picking up trash or serving in a shelter in order to get a corporate position; it's usually for the reward of doing a good thing in and of itself. I think calling voters, answering phones, and filing paperwork all constitute employable work. I think volunteering is something you do for the benefit of the community while interning is for the benefit of a company which is where the moral distinction might come into play.