Unpaid internships are, in my opinion, a blight infecting the modern American economy. I understand why companies offer them, and if they were truly a way for those entering the workforce to get some real world experience by taking on a light work load within their chosen field, I might even support them. But they aren’t – instead, unpaid internships have become a way for businesses to get free labor. And we aren’t talking about one or two faceless corporations taking advantage of a crummy system either, this problem is endemic; the prevalence of lawsuits in the news that are filed by unpaid interns show that. I made it a personal mission to be part of the force fighting against the tide of unpaid internships, and I pay every intern I hire for five reasons.
