Work for Free

Jeffrey A. Tucker reports:

With young people nearly shut out of the market (by recession, regulation, and ghastly minimum wage and child labor laws), I would like to suggest the unthinkable: young people should work for free wherever they can and whenever they can. The reason is to acquire a good reputation and earn a good recommendation. A person who will give you a positive reference on demand is worth gold, and certainly far more than the money you might otherwise earn.

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