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EU to crack down on unpaid internships ‘exploiting despair of young people’
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2024
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Would be nice, I myself did an unpaid internship, and a year later I'm still trying to recoup the costs of it all. Monthly bus & train fair (~180€) + new clothes (because dress code) + food (university cafeteria is way cheaper) did get quite pricy.
This is horrible! I hope it was worth it for your career at least? I don’t understand why they wouldn’t at least cover the costs for things they’re imposing on you like the dress code for example.
It was a mandatory internship, 12 weeks. I learned things, but most of all I learned that I sure as hell do not want to work there. International company with a start-up mentality.
That sure as heck sounds disgusting. They would’ve fired you soon enough anyway.