man is this my desk oh this is so cool
could we make it a standing desk though
standing is really good for you though I
do love to lean on occasion and
squatting has recently been generally oh
maybe I should have hired another intern
ah yes the great American intern they
get our coffee they make our copies and
sure they may not be paid but they
receive something far more valuable in
return skills and experience finally
making some sense Adam maybe it wasn't a
big job too bad that's a total myth
internships are nothing but a way for
companies to exploit young people for
free labor and in many cases they're
totally illegal whoa really just it just
gets us coffee and stuff who says that's
illegal the Department of Labor who says
they say that the former Secretary of
Labor meet Robert rice he was secretary
of labor under Bill Clinton now he lives
in this PowerPoint yeah well times are
tough uh hi Adam according to the Labor
Department internships are only legal if
it's for the benefit of the interns not
the company the payment isn't just the
promise of a job at the end it doesn't
displace any regular employees and is
similar to what you'd learn in an
educational environment thanks Bob stick
around we're gonna need you later hey
it's okay I'll pause myself and like
most unpaid internships you are
blatantly violating these rules
Trista's doing the work of a secretary
she's not benefiting or learning
anything yes she is she's learning
important business terms
yeah like tall Gandhi pumpkin spice
half-caf it makes her more employable
actually a new study suggests that
unpaid interns go on to have nearly
exactly the same hiring rate as people
who have never interned at all really
yeah and because you're not being paid
anything someone else has to support you
while you work for free mom pays my rent
yeah and you're lucky people from
lower-income families can't take
internships because we have to support
ourselves I literally cannot afford to
work here that's my stuff it's an
excellent point
trista you deserve to get paid as much
as anyone but Benny here is asking you
to get coffee for free and all he's
offering in return is the promise of a
job that will never come you know what
mr. Harris get your own damn coffee if
this were full that would have been
really badass hey I'm Adam from
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