Internment

The ad:

"TM MEDIA is a Communications Design firm in Dallas Tx.
We are offering one position for an internship for our web design department in our company.
Applicant must have there own computer and be willing to work from home.
Seo experience a plus.
Email me your Name and phone number if your interested and would like more information on the position and we’ll have someone follow up with you.
Please know this is not a paid position."

Sigh.

Let’s not get into the whole "there, their, your, you’re" issue. Lots of people are grammatically challenged and this gent doesn’t claim to be a writer. Most will have a more knowledgeable person proofread an ad before it’s placed, but whatever. I have more pressing matters.

We all know what this is really about. This isn’t about bringing a student into your company and teaching him the tricks of the trade in exchange for experience, college credit, good references or the promise of future paid employment, is it, TM Media? This is a bid to get someone to do your work without actually having to pay him for it. Do you know what an intern is, TM? Can I call you TM?

An intern doesn’t only churn out free work, he gets something of value out of the experience. Now how is that going to happen when he’s sitting at home in his sweats surfing the Internet while telling you he’s been working on your project all day? Don’t justify your refusal to pay for decent labor by suggesting this is an internship. Be honest, you’re looking for free labor, and that, TM, is just ass.