I can only agree. Internships should be paid at least the minimum wage.
As it is, they amount to free labour and
a chance for the wealthy or desperate to make career contacts.
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From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Don Norman <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 08 November 2017 22:32:04
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Subject: Re: possible opportunity for a design student?
I make a stronger argument:
Design has an ethical obligation to behave with moral integrity.
I can understand if a group needs assistance, but has little or no money.
Then it should be honest. It should seek *unpaid volunteers* -- it should
not call it an internship.
However, this particular "opportunity" was even worse.
It listed a set of important skills the intern must have to do the job of
running the journal -- none of which would be paid for.
However, if the person would design the cover, of course they would be
paid! Why are editorial skills of less value than design skills?
(Interestingly, designers usually have to make the opposite argument.)
The Managing Editor is responsible for finalizing the journal for
> publication and should be someone with experience at text formatting,
> desktop publishing, and copyediting. S/he will work collaboratively with
> the journal Editors and the Senior Editor in a professional and timely
> manner. The Managing Editor will also assist in copyediting the final
> proofs for the journal before it is finalized and sent to press.
> This internship position is unpaid; however, if the Managing Editor is also
> able to design the journal's cover image s/he will receive compensation for
> that design.
Shame on Michael Subialka. Shame on the Pirandello Society of America
Don Norman
On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 12:00 PM, liliana rodriguez <
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> I agreed with this comment!
>
> Dr Liliana RodriguezPhD @ Loughborough University http://
> lilianarodriguez.co.ukhttp://lboro.academia.edu/LilianaRodriguez
>
>
> On Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 19:56:37 GMT, Guy Keulemans <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I’m going to respectfully suggest this list shouldn’t be used to promote
> unpaid/unwaged labour.
>
> Considering the kind of skills, experience and even title – “Managing
> Editor” – expected, this job seems far from the kind of job that could
> reasonably called an internship. If it was my students applying, I would
> expect them to be paid.
>
> --
Don Norman
Prof. and Director, DesignLab, UC San Diego
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