Nurses as volunteer, do you agree?

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Hi fellow mylotters. I just wanted to share my experience as a nurse. I studied 4 years in college in order to get my Bachelor's Degree. I attended my review classes and take up the Nursing Board Exam to obtain my license. It is really hard to be a certified "Registered Nurse". I undergo post-graduate trainings to improve my credentials. I send my application to a tertiary hospital, passed their exams and interviews. I undergone 2-weeks orientation and they told me and my fellow nurses that we will have our training allowance during our 6-weeks training period on their hospital. We are all so disappointed when we found out that we are their first batch of volunteer-trainee nurses. That means we are not getting paid on our duty and we are not getting any certification if we finished the training. Do you think it is fair for the nurses to be a volunteer, not being paid for the sacrifices and even for those overtimes??