"Plum Sykes, an editor at Vogue, has launched her own Substack, where she has more than 20,000 followers, some of whom pay 65 for her musings. To help her run her new business, the writer has students helping her for free."
"Pandora Sykes commented under an online blog post about unpaid interns: 'I remember the days of working for expenses only. There is no place NONE in 2026 for not paying your contributors, in whatever capacity they contribute.'"
"Sykes recently boasted that one of her student assistants bought her Hermes gloves, which retail for between 500 and 1,000, highlighting the disparity between her wealth and the unpaid labor of her interns."
"Despite her acknowledgment that she does not pay the student workers at the moment, Sykes expressed hope that this situation can change in the future."
Plum Sykes, a Vogue editor and inspiration for a character in The Devil Wears Prada, has been criticized for not paying her interns. She runs a Substack with over 20,000 followers, employing students for free to assist her. Despite her affluent background and connections, Sykes has not compensated these interns, even as one gifted her expensive Hermes gloves. Critics, including former editor Pandora Sykes, emphasize the importance of paying contributors in the modern workplace, highlighting a growing intolerance for unpaid labor.
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