Comments on: Unpaid Internships and Hill Experience http://www.kevinbondelli.com/2008/11/14/unpaid-internships-and-hill-experience/ Youth Vote, Technology, Politics Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin Bondelli http://www.kevinbondelli.com/2008/11/14/unpaid-internships-and-hill-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-7834 Kevin Bondelli Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:04:29 +0000 http://www.kevinbondelli.com/?p=896#comment-7834 Exactly. It's a situation that is preventing a lot of people from having opportunities and making life hell for those that can actually struggle to do it. Exactly. It's a situation that is preventing a lot of people from having opportunities and making life hell for those that can actually struggle to do it.

]]> By: Kay http://www.kevinbondelli.com/2008/11/14/unpaid-internships-and-hill-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-7807 Kay Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:56:48 +0000 http://www.kevinbondelli.com/?p=896#comment-7807 As a college student in DC, I have seen this idea in action more times than I can count. Last summer, I worked 80 hours a week - 40 at a non-profit, unpaid internship at a progressive organization, and 40 hours retail. It was exhausting, and, to be frank, not worth it. I am willing to donate my life to changing this country and helping the world, but I'm not willing to kill myself unnecessarily doing it. While working hard to enfranchise voters and other things, a friend worked mobilizing young conservatives at $17.00/hour, 40 hours a week.<br><br>I'm not trying to sounds like a martyr; I could have made another decision or gone home for the summer or something else. But it is so frustrating when I want to do good and simply can't because I'm poor, both within and without my student context. As a college student in DC, I have seen this idea in action more times than I can count. Last summer, I worked 80 hours a week – 40 at a non-profit, unpaid internship at a progressive organization, and 40 hours retail. It was exhausting, and, to be frank, not worth it. I am willing to donate my life to changing this country and helping the world, but I'm not willing to kill myself unnecessarily doing it. While working hard to enfranchise voters and other things, a friend worked mobilizing young conservatives at $17.00/hour, 40 hours a week.

I'm not trying to sounds like a martyr; I could have made another decision or gone home for the summer or something else. But it is so frustrating when I want to do good and simply can't because I'm poor, both within and without my student context.

]]> By: sarah http://www.kevinbondelli.com/2008/11/14/unpaid-internships-and-hill-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-7560 sarah Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:39:45 +0000 http://www.kevinbondelli.com/?p=896#comment-7560 this is one of the major reasons republicans are so much better at doing leadership development... pisses me off this is one of the major reasons republicans are so much better at doing leadership development… pisses me off

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