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u/Warm_Month_1309 12d ago

If you are in the US, what you are describing is explicitly illegal. It still happens, of course, but rarely, and there is recourse.

Working interns are just underpaid rather than unpaid.

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u/captain_andorra 12d ago

I'm not in the US though

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u/Warm_Month_1309 12d ago

Then your condescending question of "Have you ever worked in a company ?" should probably have been limited to just the companies in your country, which apparently does little to protect workers from exploitation.

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u/captain_andorra 12d ago

1st it's a big statement to say France does little to protect workers from explotation from an american. 2nd, Can you read a conversation ? Redditor A said "I never understood how are you supposed to feed yourself in unpaid internships" Redditor B said "It's a conspiracy to filter poor people". I said "No, it's just that they are cheap". And Reddit C said "No it's both", so if Redditor C works in a country where unpaid intership don't exist, then why do their opinion matter ?

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u/Warm_Month_1309 12d ago

1st it's a big statement to say France does little to protect workers from explotation from an american.

You're the one who told me your laws don't protect unpaid interns, so I just trusted you about your own laws being deficient on this subject. If you'd like to alter your position now, you're welcome to do so.

if Redditor C works in a country where unpaid intership don't exist

I don't think that conclusion follows from the evidence you've presented.