61% of internships are unpaid or underpaid 🤯
I graduated in 2021 and the amount of unpaid roles on offer was crazy.
Being working class and working for free in this economy (especially in London!) is simply not possible for most. Free ☕️ doesn’t pay the bills!
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/23/unpaid-internships-young-working-class-people-careers
I graduated in 2021 and the amount of unpaid roles on offer was crazy.
Being working class and working for free in this economy (especially in London!) is simply not possible for most. Free ☕️ doesn’t pay the bills!
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/23/unpaid-internships-young-working-class-people-careers
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Wrote about my experience and unpaid internships more broadly a while back 👇
https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/unpaid-internships-undermine-social-mobility/