ReginaldIII t1_iridt3u wrote on October 8, 2022 at 12:42 PM

Or you could apply for some funding and pay them to come work in your lab ... That's also an option.

HaohanWang t1_irlqea5 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:53 AM

Sure, thanks for the suggestion. Writing proposals is like the #1 thing that takes my time these days. :D

However, based on the DMs I got, I would say I'm doing a fairly generous thing already by sharing my time. If there is money involved, I will have to scrutinize the CVs and pick the strongest ones.

People have very different priorities, I did meet students whose primary care is the payment (usually because of family factors), then I gave them my best wishes down the road since at this moment I cannot offer that.

Anyway, thanks for your suggestion.

ReginaldIII t1_irn31o6 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM

> If there is money involved, I will have to scrutinize the CVs and pick the strongest ones.

Yes. Employment law tends to require that.

> I would say I'm doing a fairly generous thing already by sharing my time

Things said by every person who has ever offered an unpaid internship.

> I did meet students whose primary care is the payment (usually because of family factors)

Everyone has a right to be paid for their labour regardless of their circumstances. As an employer you wouldn't even get to ask them why they needed the money you were going to pay them. This is a layer of protection for employees enshrined in employment law. Everyone is entitled to privacy in their personal lives.

> I cannot offer that.

Then don't. But also with respect, don't find a loophole around it either. It is categorically the wrong thing to do.

It is entirely possible for a person to have good intentions and then do the wrong thing.