With more and more people are coming into tech, you gotta start somewhere. When you get an unpaid internship offer, is it worth it? If you're a struggling startup, are unpaid interns your only viable workforce?

Created for UBC's Writing for Podcast course #ubccrwr302, individual assignment. #podernera

# Music

Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Super Friendly by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4442-super-friendly
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

# SFX

VHS Cassette Play by MrAuralization (CC BY 3.0)

Dramatic Pulsating Ambiance by Audio_Dread (CC BY-NC 3.0)

throwing a pile of paper series by DrMaysta (CC0 1.0)

JailDoorClose by TurtleLG (CC0 1.0)

Cash Register by kiddpark (CC BY 3.0)

Ticker Tape Machine FF651 by martinimeniscus (CC0 1.0)

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How unpaid internships affect you and the tech industry

Breaking TechBy Tiger OakesApr 12, 2021