how is this legal?
She never told me this was a "probationary period" but I am assuming that is what this is. Thank you, everyone!
she literally said "We don't pay for the first 90 days" so that by summer, you can get paid and work full time when you are out of school.
It is not an internship
Jeffrey
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It is legal as long as you agree to work free while you are being trained. An obvious problem is that at the end of the 90 days they could say you aren't working out and let you go. Sounds shady buy not illegal. Keep looking.
Athena
You agree to the stipulation.
That is how.
You can say no and find a new job you know.
Rosalie
Look up the state Departmentof Labor, Division of Wage and Hours, and contact them. Tell them you are scheduled for an interview with this company,and you were told...well, basically ask them this question.
Not only would you get the answer, but you willl also have alerted them to the practice, which sounds illegal.
Depending upon where you are, unpaid internships are illegal in most places, and you also must be paid if you are working. This sounds shady at best, and you should keep on walking. They're using people, and that's not a place you need to work. Ever.
StephenWeinstein
It's probably not. Non-profit organizations (charities) can use volunteers. It's usually illegal for a for-profit business to allow anyone to work for free.
And don't count on getting paid after the first 90 days either. Some companies just keep workers for the 90 days, and then replace them, so you might never get paid.
Anonymous
I'm sure you misunderstood. You will get paid. It's a ninety day probation.