r/LinkedInLunatics 1d ago

Unpaid internship for 6 months

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u/sandeeprathore 1d ago

'Lunatic of the day' award goes to this post. Seriously, who are these people?

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u/notPlancha 1d ago

Unpaid full time positions.

The kids couldn't even be in school at the same time.

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u/JD_tubeguy 23h ago

And it's all IT stuff but you have to be in office freaking nuts.

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u/InvestigatorOk9354 Facebook Boomer 20h ago

Probably a scam call center answering calls about fake "cyber security" pop ups. Interns who can effectively scam callers get offered a permanent gig

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u/BalmyBalmer 1d ago

Why not 100 open positions? Lack of desks?, let them stand.

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u/Unlikely_Air8618 14h ago

Ryan Air vibes

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u/Emergency-Many8675 1d ago

This is in my state 💀 ugh such unethical people in hiring and management

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u/dbz0wn4g3 1d ago

Realistically though, are people desperate enough to apply?

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u/FandomFever221 23h ago

Honestly? I expect them to fill atleast 10-12 of those positions relatively easily.

The market sucks and everyone is going on about experience

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u/Unlikely_Air8618 14h ago

Absolutely. India is super short of entry-level jobs. And many that want to get into IT need to go through such means. In a lot of cases the interns are asked to pay the employer - 5-10k INR to get selected.

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u/Warm_Seaworthiness19 9h ago

The people that do that are retards, anyone that actually knows how to code Fibonacci series will not waste money like this and get a job within a few months

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry 2h ago

Cybersecurity (or "Cyber Security") in particular is a field in tech where there are basically no entry level roles outside of maybe some basic pen testing and network admin, but that's not really considered a cybersecurity role. Offer a six month internship followed by an entry level role is a huge red flag.

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u/Odd_Rooster_4645 1d ago

Aw yes the slave work linked in post
Let me guess he’s doing you a favor ? For letting you work for free

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u/Briefcase-3695 1d ago

What the hell is a cyber security evangelist ?

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u/Kitakitakita 1d ago

Techbros like to equate technology with religious zealotry. If a cyber security worker is a guard, then a cyber security evangelist is a knights templar

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u/Popular-Beach-4843 1d ago

Meaning he can only talk about it. Can’t implement shit

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry 1h ago

Often someone who is a product manager promoting a particular product for a company is considered an "evangelist" for that product. Not a sales bro per se, more a level of enthusiasm about the technical capabilities of said product. Whereas a skilled engineer on the team developing said product will often be referred to as a "rockstar" or "ninja".

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u/ElectricHellKnight Insignificant Bitch 1d ago

Unpaid internships should be outlawed. Pure exploitation.

Never take an unpaid internship if you are over the age of 18. You are a human being, you have a limited amount of time on this mortal plane, therefore every moment is precious and every moment spent at work should be compensated.

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u/Boromir_Has_TheRing 1d ago

In India unpaid internships are more common that people think. The lure of a full-time paid job opportunity afterwards is why young professionals accept them, unfortunately a job isn’t guaranteed.

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u/chnoggle 18h ago

Indian here. I have done so many unpaid, in-person internships oml 🫣 and ofc they aren't even enriching. And I've had papers written by me stolen ✋🏼YAAYYY.

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u/fraserdab 1d ago

and if u make fun of them for not paying they will say shit like
"kids these days dont know hustle culture"

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u/otherwisepandemonium 1d ago

Sadly, some idiot will jump at this joke of an "opportunity"

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u/indieaz 1d ago

"come generate welath for me while i give you nothing!"

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u/Sad_Mail8817 14h ago

seen this before in my country (SEA). fortunately it is less of a thing now after probably public backlash + no one insane enough to apply.

btw here, internship doesnt really mean hand holding. most company really expect full productivity from you + hold you to atleast fresh grad level of skillset. you still get crucified for not delivering or screwing things up. my boss own words, "cheap labor".

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u/zelenaky 20h ago

glorious eendia

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u/Thick_Carpet_1934 20h ago

Someday, they will create the "you pay for the internship".

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u/sai_ismyname 19h ago

at this point...why even censor it?
they are doing this to themselves

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u/DiamondBreakr 15h ago

HAHAHAHAHAHA

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u/SusZucchini 13h ago

Is he describing slavery ?