In my building preservation consulting practice I don't have employees,
but do have interest from preservation students to become interns. My
micro-company operates in the real world without benefit of excessive
corporate profits or governmental financial backing. I don't pay my
interns anything, infact they must provide themselves with liability
insurance, remote and local transportation, and living expenses. Sometimes
I do provide lodging and meals. Even with these terms internships barely
break even when I compare the value provided with the cost to my company.
Not that there is little value generated by the intern, but the costs of
dealing with an intern is considerable.

My interns and I see the internship as a continuation of their education,
and similar to the rest of their education, they are responsible for
paying the costs.



John Leeke, Preservation Consultant
26 Higgins St., Portland, ME 04103, USA
207 773-2306
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