Doing It Right: Know Your Employment Rights

Outside of the few posts I've written here on unpaid internships, I don't normally do a lot of talking about employment rights. I'm admittedly not much of an expert in the area (there are smarter bloggers out there who are), but it's an important issue, and despite lacking some of the "sexiness" of other topics, it's … Continue reading Doing It Right: Know Your Employment Rights

Unpaid Internships: A Systemic Problem

It may sound paradoxical, but the ability to do an unpaid internship is a privilege. Yes, that's right. If you can work for free, you're lucky. But let me back up for a minute to talk about that big P word: privilege. It's not easy to talk about, and I don't expect it will be … Continue reading Unpaid Internships: A Systemic Problem