Long story short I got an opportunity to learn how to screenprint. So I basically went at my friends place one day(me and some other friends) a week for a couple of hours a day to learn the trade. After about 4 months or so I learned all of the basics. Now I need to get better of course but he wants me to come in and get better at it by working on production orders, but he won't pay me any money. Basically I hear from him through other people is that he is super busy: His 2 fulltime employees are swamped and need help, but he isn't even willing to pay me minimum wage to work there. My issues are 1. I don't think I should work for free. 2. I haven't had a stable job in a while and I struggle to get the basics right now. Even $50 a week would help. 
My 2 other friends who also took the training are like "Well he trained you for free and the same cost would be a lot of money elsewhere. 
If I had a stable job donating a few hours a week would seem ok. But my family is against it till I start working.
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Friend trained me to screenprint for free but now wants me to work
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Long story short I got an opportunity to learn how to screenprint. So I basically went at my friends place one day(me and some other friends) a week for a couple of hours a day to learn the trade. After about 4 months or so I learned all of the basics. Now I need to get better of course but he wants me to come in and get better at it by working on production orders, but he won't pay me any money. Basically I hear from him through other people is that he is super busy: His 2 fulltime employees are swamped and need help, but he isn't even willing to pay me minimum wage to work there. My issues are 1. I don't think I should work for free. 2. I haven't had a stable job in a while and I struggle to get the basics right now. Even $50 a week would help. 
My 2 other friends who also took the training are like "Well he trained you for free and the same cost would be a lot of money elsewhere. 
If I had a stable job donating a few hours a week would seem ok. But my family is against it till I start working.
user
Friend trained me for free and I need some help doing it. But
assistant