[Aperocky]

Therein lies the problem, as you'd expect a company to arrange for this, via just go ahead and .. do it?

But I guess as a society we are constantly inventing higher level of first world problems that's probably the result of echo chambers that has stratified the society.

[johnnyanmac]

>you'd expect a company to arrange for this, via just go ahead and .. do it?

Given how the hiring process works (or if I may be frank: has devolved into a soft lottery system), and expectations for most part or full-time employment in terms of scheduling and work terms: yes. Maybe you can get away with finding a seasonal job to do this with, but that only solves half the equation.

many US jobs can barely get medical leave without scrutiny, there's no way this "adult internship" would get approved without some major handshakes. Or as you put it: for people who's so comfortable or confident in life that they can bounce around jobs like this for leisure rather than survival.

>that's probably the result of echo chambers that has stratified the society.

I'd say this is less echo chambers and more how corporate America has evolved. This may have been possible (but still infeasible) in the 60's where you can walk in with a nice suit, give a firm handshake, and be on the holiday shift in a week with relatively minimum contracts or background checks or negotiations (with a single wage that can support a nuclear family to boot!). There's just a lot of bureaucracy even to get entry level stuff these days.

[photonthug]

I think unions and certification would largely prevent the "just do it" idea. For better or worse, it seems more difficult for a programmer to become an electrician than for an electrician to become a programmer. So yeah, if you want to LARP at some kind of trade, then you're likely going to need some kind of fixer to let you do that after you (and the people you want to inflict all the substandard work on!) sign all the appropriate waivers.

Now if you just want to swing a sledgehammer on demolition day for what is usually a construction crew, ask a friend, because it is great exercise and relieves stress and has a relatively low barrier to entry. But on the other hand while you're saving the membership fee of your crossfit, you're also taking work from someone who's unlikely to be able to switch careers on short notice, so perhaps this is not the best way to unstratify society.