...of my brothers time and opportunity... and wasted 6 months of my parents having to support him longer

somehow that got deleted lol

Might be part of the country's work culture too, as in you have to toil in unpaid positions if you want to rise up the ranks. Looking up figures, it's estimated 43% of internships in corporate America are unpaid and it used to be even higher. I think the practice is complete bullshit, the organization either values your labor to compensate you for it or it doesn't. The marginal savings of having unpaid interns is way too small, and you will actually lose respect from future employers if they insist on finding out the pay status - they will figure YOU don't value your own labor, which can screw you over really bad. And frankly I'd probably have a similar train of thought because an unpaid intern isn't very likely to be given meaningful responsibilities - rather, they're usually given grunt work the senior employees see as waste of time for themselves.

Your brother was relegated to menial tasks because that's what his employers thought of his labor - worthless, disposable. I guess no one framed the job as a volunteer gig to work for a cause he believed in.

Makes sense, i think its just lame as shit lol.
Personally i wouldnt take any position that i didnt get paid for, regardless of whether it is supposed to further my career.
Its a stupid system in general lol

I would never take part in an internship.

Receiving no financial compensation while you generate revenue or exposure for a person/business is a complete scam.

I guess it is common in some fields though. In the long run it could pay off, or it could backfire (as previously mentioned). because it weakens your bargaining power when you apply for a paid job.


I have worked for free before but it was deemed volunteer work. Nobody was making money off my work, at least directly.

Totally fine with that. Great experience and it straightened me out in terms of being an ungrateful shit who complained way too much back in the day.

I can see value in helping out those in need, improving your attitude and learning new skills. There is more than enough reward in that. I would never be able to sacrifice my time to line somebody else's pockets without getting any myself.

This post was edited by Killingyouall on Apr 17 2020 04:02pm

Lmfaoooo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/17/china-denies-cover-up-as-wuhan-coronavirus-deaths-revised-up-50

A local government taskforce in Wuhan charged with virus prevention added 1,290 fatalities to the city’s toll, taking the confirmed count to 3,869 from a previously reported 2,579. Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, suffered more fatalities than any other city in China as residents struggled get help from its overwhelmed medical system.

I swear, China must actually believe everyone takes their bullshit seriously. They actually mean it, when they say 50% more Rofl.
2579x1.50 = 3868.5 lmao

*alright baby im heading out to the grocery store now, see you in 3 hrs....*

This post was edited by zNick on Apr 18 2020 08:18am

be safe dude
thats where they think a lot of the spread is coming from and its recommended to wash your groceries with soap and water before bringing them inside

if y'all bored and want some time to kill
this is pretty damn informative.

They continue to show they can not be trusted with their numbers for shit haha.

It won’t be as funny when Trump ramps up his lies around election time. “The US had 5 deaths!” And half of Americans will eat that shit up.