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25 ways to spend these summer months without NBA basketball

By Matt Rutkowski

Jul 17, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; The Portland Trail Blazers pose for photos after winning the NBA Summer League Championship game by defeating the New York Knicks 85-77 at Thomas & Mack Center. Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; The Portland Trail Blazers pose for photos after winning the NBA Summer League Championship game by defeating the New York Knicks 85-77 at Thomas & Mack Center. Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports /
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Job seekers line at the Pactiv booth at the San Joaquin Delta College annual Job & Internship Fair on the Delta campus in Stockton held in conjunction with San Joaquin County WorkNet, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. The in-person job fair, held outdoors at the campus’ Dolores Huerta Plaza, featured more than 60 businesses looking for employees. Both students and the public were welcome to attend.2022 Deltajobfair 004a
Job seekers line at the Pactiv booth at the San Joaquin Delta College annual Job & Internship Fair on the Delta campus in Stockton held in conjunction with San Joaquin County WorkNet, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. The in-person job fair, held outdoors at the campus’ Dolores Huerta Plaza, featured more than 60 businesses looking for employees. Both students and the public were welcome to attend.2022 Deltajobfair 004a /

18. Unpaid internship

You have skills. I know you do. Also, there are tons of companies out there looking to take advantage of people with skills for free labor. This could be a perfect match.

Sure we like to be paid for doing work. And sure, companies that don’t pay people to work for them are scummy, evil, and bad. But that’s not the concern here. You need to pass the time, and that’s that.

Seriously, all sorts of places want to exploit you. Have you ever wanted to see how the marketing world works? This could be your chance, as long as you’re cool with not learning too much and basically doing whatever you’re told regardless of any expectation of getting actual experience with the field.

Or maybe finance is more what you’re going for. You might get the chance to take minutes. No one reads them, but if you’re expected to do it you better do it. You don’t want to get fired, do you? Well, it’s cool if you do! Just find another unpaid internship.

Perhaps just walk into various places of business and offer to work for free. I’m not sure small-town coffee shops offer internships, but you can always ask. What’s the worst that can happen?

I’ve always wanted to see what it was like to work in a bakery. They smell nice. I like bread. Sometimes there are cakes. I’m kind of busy at the moment, but I’m thinking at some point in my life I’d like to see if they’ll take me on as unpaid labor. I’ll report back with what I find.

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