Would you work for free?

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Beware of those who ask for much, but offer nothing!

Tony EH

No.

JasonStatham

homes_for_all wrote: »

Would you work for free for a company? Like it's pretty common for law graduates to do so, and some design and other fields. Doesn't sit right with me though and I wouldn't do it, nor "hire" someone without paying them. You could argue about getting something from it, but dangling some potential maybes just reeks of awfulness. Like if I asked a photographer to cover my wedding and inso doing he'll get experience.

What....you mean like moderators?

Strumms

Would you ring up Aer Lingus say, complain that they are looking for 480 euros, to fly you return to New York... when they suggest costs are the major factor in their industry and prices reflect this you reply... “well, if pilots, cabin crew, aircraft maintenance, catering, flight dispatchers, cleaners, customer services etc, worked their first year to eighteen months for free, things could be significantly cheaper and they will still be ‘earning experience’... ?

I’d put the phone down I’d be laughing that hard.

Stovepipe

A friend of mine did a "work experience " stint in a place and asked for some help with the cost of commuting and was laughed out of it so he made a point of helping himself to stationery and things like copier paper and coffee from the canteen and so on. Defrayed some of his cost,he said.

Mr Meanor

Go for a trade instead but for some bizarre reason there seems to be a development of a modern Irish stigma attached to this route.

Man with broke phone

Absolutely not, wear a hi viz vest while not cycling?
Eating lunch in a portacabin beside a portaloo?
Being too tired from moving around all day to go to the gym at the end of the day?

Ill stick to wearing my shirt and slacks combo and sitting in the same building, walking in and out of the centra across the road for a coffee while practicing my faux D4 accent with the same lad who sits beside me every day for the next 40 years whilst posting on boards about companies attracting talent and how cutting edge we all are when in fairness my dad could have done this job just the same only he used a pen and paper and had a coworker or two helping him.

Pkiernan

In a way, I do work for free.

I'm over taxed to pay for free everything for permanent job-so-called-seekers.

pickarooney

2smiggy wrote: »

Guess I'm going to have to become a prostitute...

JimmyVik

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

They do and can get the Dole for days without work.

But from what I've seen most have a second job?

A friends son is doing that. The law thing.
He worked in Tayto park for 2 years at weekend while he worked 5 days a week and evenings for some solicitor practice for free for those 2 years.
He still hasnt got a job, unless he wants to work for free, and is full time at Tayto park since it opened. At least he gets paid for that.