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Anon interviews for a tech job (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] x00z@lemmy.world 115 points 3 weeks ago

My country has made this illegal. The maximum is a few hours of tests but it can not resemble any real work or help the business. Anything that resembles work must be paid. We do however allow short term contracts meant for trials. These are also paid but temporary, and are limited to 4x 3 months.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago

So has the US, in theory.

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 53 points 3 weeks ago

Send an invoice for services rendered.

[-] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 52 points 3 weeks ago

The thing with slavery is that you got fed and housing

[-] slaacaa@lemmy.world 50 points 3 weeks ago

This used to be (or still is) big in retail, I heard. For most days of the week, a clothing store could get a candidate for a free trial day, they would fold clothes, move boxes, etc, helping out the employees. After that, they get the “we’ll stay in touch”, but next day, somebody else is doing their trial day, and so on. Basically the store gets one extra employee for free

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 3 weeks ago

That isn't allowed in the US,. At least for now.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Are unpaid internships still a thing? I haven't heard of them in quite a while.

[-] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 weeks ago

Unpaid internships are only allowed IF they get college credits. Otherwise it’s illegal, but of course that doesn’t stop people

[-] KombatWombat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah I worked in a grocery store making minimum wage about ten years ago. They paid employees as little as they could without breaking the law. During the pre-hire training session they were transparent that they were legally required to pay us for it. It wasn't even normal work duties, just going through an online test.

[-] KuroNeko@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

WYM in-house maids/groundskeepers used to be paid a salary even when they lived on the land, but nowadays they call it "work trade" so you end up doing both of those things just to keep a roof over your head and zero money in your hand for all those days lost keeping their home spic-n-span, even controlling your ability to have visitors at your work-trade Lord's-land bc they ain't just landlords anymore at that point. Actual slavery without the whips and torture.

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

What happens if people rat them out? Nothing I'm guessing.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

A call from the state labor board is every US employer's fucking nightmare. If these guys were really doing this, the board would hit them like god's own hammer. And in Florida at least, the board goes with what the employee says and the employer has to prove otherwise.

Funny thing about rights, you have to know what they are and stand up for them.

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago

In America at least, conservatives don't care and don't pretend to, democrats only pretend to.

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago

Good old brewdogging

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago

Anon is happy that slavery still exists. Deserves to only work other free trials

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