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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do they still do those in some places / industries? For software jobs they wouldn’t do that. It was explained to me something about copyright and ownership if you pay someone to write code vs if they are unpaid.

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about programmers specifically but they use unpaid interns in droves in other aspects of the software industry, entertainment, politics, law, etc.

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

We have them around sometimes but I'm pretty sure there's a pipeline from local schools so it's "official" and they're finishing up their degrees. They usually get hired but not always.