Posted by Guardian 450 days ago
Thousands of work experience students desperate for an entry to the jobs market are cannon fodder for potential employersFor the lucky few, monstrous stories of exploitation on internship or work experience are but a rite of passage to a successful career. But taking a bullet from your employer, as 21-year-old Tom Cowan did at Chelsea football club, is undoubtedly a step too far. Just why Ashley Cole was allowed to bring an air rifle to work and why he pointed it at the work experience student remains to be explained. While few can claim to have been actually shot at by their employer, many recession-weary graduate interns will, metaphoricall...
