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Originally Posted by unhappyguy
You are being "pressured" to work for free? And, the manager wants you to work for one month for free? Slavery ended years ago! Sorry, this does not sound legal. I don't care how good the organization's reputation is. You should be paid. Keep searching for another job. You might want to call your local attorney general's office and / or EEOC office and ask if they are aware of this and for their view of this kind of employment practice.
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I just want to say thank you, unhappy guy, for all of your responses!! I really appreciate it.
I have to say-- to pick up on one of your points before--slavery definitely did not end years ago, because today, we have interns!!!!
I just have to add also-- and I know that my case doesn't compare-- but I can't help but think that ours is a really miserable, fearful era when it comes to work. If all the really Dickensian work practices were still around today I am sad to say that our generation would not be the one to establish health standards, abolish child slavery, or create a minimum wage. Everyone is so frightened of our precious economy that we would just go on facebook and wait for it to be over.