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That is very true. I am not against rules on age/hours/safe conditions etc. But there are lots of situations where different rules apply to different jobs, this is one of them. Internships are another (and very similar).Right, which is why we have governments to do things like create work rules and minimum wages. The natural tendency of corporations is an exploitative one, and only the nuttiest 16-year-old who just read Atlas Shrugged for the first time believes that the interest of the people is best served by letting corporations do whatever they want.that's certainly one opinion, but not usually how businesses work.This is true and a very scary statement in general. A little off topic but as automation increases the pool of labor will continue to overflow. Which means what? Everybody's pay is going to stagnate or drop.Sabertooth said:Bri, that's exactly what a contract is though, you are signing away something. Now as you state, if the pool of labor is overflowing, obviously that drives down the price. But then again I don't want the quality to suffer.
They should pay them more just because it's the right thing to do. Just because you can get away with severely exploiting somebody doesn't mean you should.
This isn't coal mining or working in the fast-food industry. This is a 100% non-essential position that affords the folks in the position significant career advantages which are MORE valuable than the salary.