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[–] MisterFrog 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This isn't click-bait. An unpaid internship IS unpaid work.

In Australia and a number of other countries they are ILLEGAL. (Other than when it forms a small part of a degree).

Unpaid internships are work, and it seems you agree. This CMO is literally saying people should be willing to work for free to get their foot in the door, a disgusting and illegal practice which only gives employers even more power.