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Topic: biggest publishing company pays this?!
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| jseconds77 | Posted – 5/26/2008 10:18:07 PM | show profile department is seeking college juniors and seniors to assist with various science textbook editorial projects. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented and organized, with an interest in the editorial processes of textbook publishing. Duties will include assisting with manuscript preparation, clearing reprint permissions, researching market data, correspondence, and day-to-day office activities. Subject areas include chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and environmental science/studies. A demonstrated interest in science is encouraged. Schedules are flexible, but a commitment of at least three days per week is required. All Norton interns receive a $10/day stipend. |
| katemc | Posted – 5/26/2008 11:35:37 PM | show profile it's a stipend to get to work and eat lunch. it's a paid internship. most of us interned for nothing, so it's not all that bad. at least it's something. |
| rch23 | Posted – 5/27/2008 2:53:27 PM | show profile haha, exactly. I interned for one of the biggest fashion magazines out there and got paid in poducts from the beauty closet and Starbucks from my editor once in a while... |
| jobhunter08 | Posted – 5/27/2008 8:34:07 PM | show profile I'm a recent grad and my internship was totally unpaid; the only perks available included coffee and a paid cab home at night. So yes, when you're a college junior or senior, you're not going to be making money. What the hell qualifies you to be paid a normal salary? |
| amygdala | Posted – 5/28/2008 4:52:32 AM | show profile Skip it Yeah, bummer. The people who can afford to take those internships are often funded. If you are not, and can't afford to work for publishing sweatshops, then don't. Get a job delivering pizzas, write about it, and invite Norton to publish your book when it's all said and done. |
| jseconds77 | Posted – 6/6/2008 10:48:50 PM | show profile whoever said its a stipend to get to work and eat lunch is way off; monthly NYC train passes are $255.00. 10 bucks don't even pay for your Starbuck's habit. |
| Astera | Posted – 6/7/2008 12:37:35 AM | show profile If your Starbucks habit seriously costs you $10 a day, it's time to break the habit. Don't you have better things to do with $50 a week, or $3,650 a year? ------ www.adventuresofastera.blogspot.com |
| ny or bust | Posted – 6/7/2008 6:08:03 PM | show profile An unlimited monthly card for the NYC subway is $81, not $255. |
| katemc | Posted – 6/8/2008 3:27:31 PM | show profile seriously. it's $81/month for the unlimited subway pass. people on these boards need to chill out!! it's a STIPEND!! 95% of interns work for free. it's about learning and making connections. stop being so entitled. you will make decent money when you deserve it. |
| jseconds77 | Posted – 6/8/2008 4:22:42 PM | show profile I was referring to the metro north commuter train pass, not mass transit. that's what I would take to work.... |
| jseconds77 | Posted – 6/8/2008 4:24:00 PM | show profile I think the concept of internships is really a way for employers to get free labor. c'mon, we need to eat. no entitlement here, but I firmly believe you work, you get paid. |
| TravelPRGirl | Posted – 6/8/2008 5:22:13 PM | show profile I think the idea of unpaid internships is ludicrous. I agree with jseconds77 that it's mostly about free labor. I had one unpaid internship at a PR firm where my colleague charged clients for work I did. Rarely do the employers try to help supervise and teach the interns unless it's done through a school; even then, it's a crap shoot. It's really hard to know if an unpaid internship is "worth it" until you've actually starting interning for them. |
| UnemployedNNJ | Posted – 6/8/2008 11:55:59 PM | show profile I had to do an unpaid internship in order to graduate college last year. I quit my full time job because I had to travel to and from NY for the stupid internship so I said to myself "self, either do the unpaid internship or don't graduate" I was already up my neck in student loan debt so I said what the hell. The internship was awful to say the least and they really abused the fact that most of the interns were doing this for free and for college credit. They paid for nothing and even had us use our own money or metro card to run errands. But atleast it made me realize I didn't want to do PR!!! |
| ny or bust | Posted – 6/9/2008 11:56:09 AM | show profile When I did my internship with a book publisher almost 10 years ago, it was unpaid, and that was the norm. My advice to those who want paid internships is to pursue another field. Granted, I don't agree with the concept of slave labor, however, it was that internship that landed me my first job in the field. Without it I doubt I would've gotten my proverbial foot in the door. |
| HyancinthGirl | Posted – 6/9/2008 1:49:04 PM | show profile NY or Bust is right on When I did my journalism internship in the mid-90s, it was also unpaid. It was the joke with my friends, who were all in different fields that had paid internships WITH college credit. Journalism has always had unpaid interships, with or without credit. When I took a second internship a semester later for my other major, I was paid nicely and given credit, even though I was essentially doing the same thing (oral history reporting/writing for a local museum). I'd say to any publishing house to get with the times, but times are too lean for publishing to offer anything other than college credit. |
| westsidestory | Posted – 6/9/2008 2:26:44 PM | show profile jseconds, I hope you'll take to heart the real-world observations offered by these various posters. Obviously, if you're living way outside of the city (perhaps to save on rent?) a summer internship in publishing won't pay your expenses. If you want to do an internship to get publishing experience, you might have to get a second job on weekends that will pay for your needs while you learn the skills and culture of publishing. If you're out of school, apply for full time work if publishing is what you want. Entry-level salaries suck also, but will at least pay for your commute. Fyi, I'd second the idea of dropping the starbucks habit. And add: there is no shame in bringing lunch. Unfortunately, publishing has notoriously paid low and cannot be compared to, say, an internship in a law firm. |
| westsidestory | Posted – 6/9/2008 3:14:37 PM | show profile oh, disregard - Sorry J, I was under the impression you were thinking of applying to those types of internships. Apparently you are a well-heeled music mag writer (as per recent posts elsewhere). Perhaps it is your child that is seeking an internship? I was in magazine freelancing for quite a while....the book biz is quite different, and educational publishing typically the lowest paying. |
| seeattleme2 | Posted – 6/9/2008 5:05:05 PM | show profile Who the hell spends ten bucks a day at Starbucks? What do you buy? A coffee is what, $1.69? |
| jseconds77 | Posted – 6/9/2008 5:19:34 PM | show profile hey all, thanks for the replies. I'm not saying internships should always be paid; advertisements have shown otherwise. all I'm saying is that you work, you get paid. simple as that. as for music mag...yes, I like it, but no $. not that everything is $, but we all need to eat...and companies that obviously have $$$ and say they have nothing to pay you; completely unacceptable. |
| jobhunter08 | Posted – 6/9/2008 7:14:23 PM | show profile I think if you're a grad, then it should definitely be paid; I would be curious to know how publishers expect an unpaid grad to pay back loans, as well as gas, car insurance, rent and utils. |
