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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Emotional-Tip9866 on 2025-10-07 19:16:07+00:00.

I literally just had to send this to a firm I’m interviewing with… and no, I don’t care if someone else gets the job for being exploited and doing unpaid labor.

Hey X…

I appreciate you getting back to me, but I’ve reached a point in my career where I no longer complete unpaid interview assignments from companies.

I have had my intellectual property stolen in the past by companies that requested writing samples for interviews, even though they agreed not to use it outside of the interview process. I actually just won a small claims case against a former employer who did that.

I wasn’t under the impression that a writing sample would be required from candidates like myself who already have 10 years of educational and career experience in journalism and public relations and have a demonstrated portfolio, writing/strategy samples, and case studies, and other established interview resources available for review.

If you’d like to see more of my writing and pitching process, I’m more than happy to send over more past work that I’ve completed for clients from my established portfolio.

If this unpaid writing sample is absolutely necessary to move forward in the process, then I’ll have to politely withdraw my status as a considered candidate.

Thank you for getting back to me and for your understanding.