No, I don't.

Please, 8. You seem like a joyless toad. As I said, I'd be on this like stink on you.

Well, no.

No, I haven't.

You can rationalize it away all you want, but it stinks. If the situation were reversed you know damn well you'd be crapping all over the dailies. Deny that and we'll know how full of it you are.

Maybe I'm deluded, maybe I'm a sucker, but I was raised with the concept of "paying your dues." That means you don't get the corner office or the company car when you just start out. I interview people all the time in my job and am amazed how many recent college grads feel they ought to be paid six figures and have a seat on the corporate jet. I'm sure there's a story to be written about the genesis of this entitlement, but I don't have time to write it.

And I'm hardly a Stranger suck-up. In another post I just accused Jen Graves of being clueless about anal sex. I can't think of a bigger body blow to a Stranger staffer, frankly.

At the end of the day, bigayz, if you can get an internship that pays well, good for you. Honest. But I'm not going to start singing the International and set myself on fire in front of the Stranger offices because they don't pay their interns.

The dailies require looong internships; the copyeditor internship lasts three years. And, yeah, if I could afford it, I'd much rather take a few-month, unpaid internship at The Stranger than bust my ass for trivial pay at a daily.

But at least you have hipster friends to help you get laid..

sigh.

It's like the college and university papers I worked at - no pay, long hours, and lots of abuse by those who can't write their way out of a paper bag ... um, wait, I meant reusable hemp cloth bag.

I very much enjoy The Stranger overall, however, which is why I come here. I guess I'd be more worried about myself if I loathed it and came here anyway.

Paid internships make it possible for lower-income folks to participate; they don't need Mommy and Daddy footing the bill for rent, etc., thus opening it up to a more diverse population.

Finally, I'm not sure whether ST has paid internships or not—you'd know better than I, being an employee and all—but IF you do, with the way things are going for dailies, I can't imagine you guys'll be paying your interns much longer.

Thanks for playing.

Tell us more about those gay robot conspiracies....

And NappyD, it's too dangerous for me to reveal the secrets of the conspiracy here on Slog. I'll write you a coded letter.

Is this my cue to give head to the entire staff of The Stranger? I am apparently a total suck-up, you know...

That's the headiest thing I've ever read.

That said, I'm sure it would be a good opportunity for someone to get some experience in writing and doing research. I'd take them up on it otherwise.

Ahhh...the circle of life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHg4MhX2XMw

How long do ya wanna keep this thread going anyway? I'm here, on Tha Laptop, in the sun, with the Mai Tai. I'm not gay, but I'm game, just the same. Who wants to fight on Teh Intarwebs?

Oh and, BTW Jube, that's the swingingest thing I've ever read. Luv ya Jube, SLOG Happy next month?

Just sayin'. Or askin'. Or whatever.

But yeah, SLOG Happy. Whoever you are.

for me, it is an issue of fairness

charity work, non profits stuff, or church stuff is a different category

smells of serfdom and some sort of servitude

unpaid intern smells the same, too, as training wage which goes on too long at some corporate trash companies

Of course, if I didn't want anyone to know that fact, I would make the minimal effort required to hide my IP address. Apparently Stranger bloggers feel the need to track those who would dare to post criticism of their esteemed publication.