$20,000 Internship

Image Courtesy Versace

There has been a rise recently in the amount of unpaid internships in America, with desperate job seekers willing to do anything to get hired. Some companies have even come under fire by the US Department of Labor for offering unpaid internships, saying they violate the law. In the UK the Conservative Party were auctioning internships at Hedge Funds as part of a summer fundraiser. 

Versace took it further than anyone, actually asking $20,000 for the right to be her intern (though in fairness, she said she’d donate the money to charity).

We however are keen to offer Ms Versace an ABC internship at a mere $50,000+ extras (like taking the staff shopping). Donatella Versace has a net worth of $200 million, so that seems quite reasonable. Bit of loose change in fact. 

When Donatella is next in Colchester we hope she will drop in for a job inteview, bringing her chequebook of course. 

On a more serious note: our understanding at the ABC is that charging people for finding them work is unlawful, better check that one out ourselves.