Work Experience - Why bother?

Now we've got past the inevitable intros, let me introduce you to my first "real" post.

Felicitations

I know that I should probably try and put a positive spin on things for those of you that have yet to experience work .. experience. But truly, I can't think of a single good thing to say about the blasted week-long stint that takes the place of a fantastic enrichment trip somewhere exotic.

Basically, even the people who endorse it (The government, Hammett), say the only thing you really get out of it is "experiencing work". Now if that isn't the biggest pile of bovine excrement I've ever heard. I mean, you don't even get paid.
Now to me, 9 -5 job five days a week - pay = slave labour!
Sure, we might not be doing much; we're far too young and incompetent for much more than coffee making at the tender age of 15, but it's still work. Just as long, tiring and monotonous as the drudgery the majority of society does.

I asked fellow angry student, a certain A. Counsell, what s/he thought about this hotly debated subject.
Says I "What are your thoughts on work experience?"
Says S/he "We ought to be paid! We ought not to be cancelled on at last minute! We shouldn't have to speak in code if we've been touched by Mr scrotum!"

And so I must conclude that I am not alone in my detestation of work experience.

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Anna