Jimayo Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Your friend sounds a lot more fictional then most people. ftfy. My friend totally took an entry level job for free and now he's the CEO. Yeah, that sounds real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Depends what the job is I guess. If it's an industry your really looking to break into and opportunities are very few and far between, then I'd do it. Like buddy said about his friend. He seen the big picture in the end and had the confidence to pull it off. Sometimes it's worth it. If the pay in the end could be massive then taking 4 days out of your life for a shot at it is probably a good idea. If it's something under 20 bucks an hour then those jobs are dime a dozen. Someone else will pay to train u in those jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverCanucksRock Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Your friend sounds a lot smarter then most people. Hahah accidentally plussed your comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prana16 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Depends what the job is I guess. If it's an industry your really looking to break into and opportunities are very few and far between, then I'd do it. Like buddy said about his friend. He seen the big picture in the end and had the confidence to pull it off. Sometimes it's worth it. If the pay in the end could be massive then taking 4 days out of your life for a shot at it is probably a good idea. If it's something under 20 bucks an hour then those jobs are dime a dozen. Someone else will pay to train u in those jobs. The difference is that it was the CEO buddy that suggested he work for free.. in OP's case it was the manager making that convenient suggestion. If its a company/industry that you really really want to work for and they either are not thinking of hiring now or you don't think your resume and past experience will stand out to get you the job then definitely OFFER to come in and show them you are worth it for a day or two. If a company REQUESTS that you work for free tell them to go frack themselves right before phoning the labour board and reporting them. Its like not reporting rapists.. if you don't report them there will be another eager and naive young victim in there working for free the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoman13 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 It's great for your friend, but I wouldn't encourage other people to do this. By doing this basically what you're doing is undercutting other workers on price. If everyone does this, then it will become more acceptable to make workers do things like unpaid internships and other unpaid work. Since your friend is so good at his job, he could have still proven himself to the employer and gotten paid for it. If you're working for someone, it's only fair that they pay you for it. His point though is that it was just the interview, so he wasn't guaranteed to be hired. By him saying that, it made the company take notice of him and see what he could do, since after all they wouldn't be paying him. Of course if you have actually been hired then it's a stupid thing to be offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoman13 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 And I would let them know that you expect to be paid for your work. Explain to them that it wasn't a tryout or training, like you said, you were actually working. Be quite polite but firm, and let them know that it is actually illegal to be doing that, and have the sources ready if they ask or if they say no it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Sounds like a load of crap. "Tryout" shifts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverCanucksRock Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 It's just as bad as "well let's see how you do, and then we'll talk about your wage". Never work unless you know know you're getting paid, and how much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 This is illegal. File a complaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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