No, you don't need to be more 'resilient' to survive this sector.
Unpaid internships should be banned, full stop. If you're doing the work, you should be paid, no matter if you're young and inexperienced.
Agreed!
They are an exploitative horror.
Wish I knew some of this before I started there and could see the signals. By the way, the European Commission itself still has 'atypical' unpaid traineeships, despite boasting on social media about 'banning unpaid traineeships': https://www.linkedin.com/posts/european-commission_europeanyearofskills-europeanunion-eudelivers-activity-7176480182105440256-z8lz/
As does the EEAS: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/traineeship-delegations-european-union_en
Decision on it by the EU Ombudsman from 2017... https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/opening-summary/en/53845
It's terrible to see how many legal loopholes there are to keep hiring skilled trainees for unpaid labour in political institutions - a reflection of their values.
Unpaid internships should be banned, full stop. If you're doing the work, you should be paid, no matter if you're young and inexperienced.
Agreed!
They are an exploitative horror.
Wish I knew some of this before I started there and could see the signals. By the way, the European Commission itself still has 'atypical' unpaid traineeships, despite boasting on social media about 'banning unpaid traineeships': https://www.linkedin.com/posts/european-commission_europeanyearofskills-europeanunion-eudelivers-activity-7176480182105440256-z8lz/
As does the EEAS: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/traineeship-delegations-european-union_en
Decision on it by the EU Ombudsman from 2017... https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/opening-summary/en/53845
It's terrible to see how many legal loopholes there are to keep hiring skilled trainees for unpaid labour in political institutions - a reflection of their values.