ASK THE HEADHUNTER Academic wage slavery: Freelancer work isn’t free!

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Academic wage slavery: Freelancer work isn't free!

Nick’s take on freelancer abuse Academic and commercial employers get highly educated graduate students and other academics to do freelancer work cheap. These folks are usually terrified of the job market and will often accept jobs for no pay at all “to gain experience.” DeGrazia exposes this slave-wages racket. Read his article for great suggestions about how to get fair pay! (Also see 20 pointers for new graduates.) What’s your take? Are you a grad student or other academic just starting out? Have you taken jobs that pay little or nothing? Is “experience” worth working for slave wages? How do

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[deanwebb]

^ Happens all the time. Get an "intern" for a year at a time, never actually fill the role with a temp or full-time employee. There is constant abuse of the system.