Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:01:50 -0400
Reply-To: Phil Rack <philrack@MINEQUEST.COM>
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From: Phil Rack <philrack@MINEQUEST.COM>
Subject: Re: I want a career change plz help
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I have to agree with Charles. I find the argument that one who gets
experience by working on a project without actually getting paid is
illegal has a lot of holes in it. Today, most college internships work
this way!
Working Pro Bono is a great way to gain experience and skills in an
environment where jobs are hard to get.
Philip Rack
MineQuest, LLC
SAS Consulting and Contract Programming
1939 Queensbridge Dr.
Columbus, OH 43235
Tel: (614) 457-3714
Fax: (614) 737-3419
http://www.MineQuest.com
E-mail: PhilRack@minequest.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Patridge [mailto:charles_s_patridge@PRODIGY.NET]
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:53 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: I want a career change plz help
I beg to differ.
Yes, it maybe illegal to "hire" someone for no wages.
However, "pro-bono" or volunteerism is not illegal. I have done this a
number of times in order to gain some very special experience I might
not
be able to acquire elsewhere.
That is, my benefit was to acquire some special training/experience in
lieu
of monetary payments for the time I spent doing some SAS development.
And there is nothing to prevent nor illegal for a company to acquire
some
services for "free" (pro-bono). As for accepting such work on a
critical
project - I would not expect this to happen. If so, I would question
the
professionalism / integrity of those in charge.
However, allowing a back burner project or program to be developed by a
non-
employee on a "free/pro-bono" is not a bad decision. Of course, the
project leader needs to verify that this completed application/code does
in
fact work as intended.
If so, then a written evaluation of this work completed could/should be
initiated for the benefit of that person seeking future employment
opportunities.
My 2.25 cents worth to this issue.
Charles Patridge
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