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Subject:Re: expectations of an entry-level writer From:Bob Morrisette <Robert -dot- Morrisette -at- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 30 Oct 1997 08:10:34 -0800
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- AXIONET -dot- COM>
>Maybe - but they're a luxury that many people can't afford.
>Also, I have a problem with the whole concept of internships. If you're
>good enough to do the work, you're good enough to get paid for it.
>Or are my trade union family roots showing? :-)
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All companies I know that hire interns pay them a decent
salary. We certainly do. In most cases, they earn their money.
Bob Morrisette
writer1 -at- sabu -dot- Eng -dot- sun -dot- com
