MUMBAI April 19 (TNS): Truebil, a startup which runs a used car marketplace, will soon hire about eight interns aged 60 or above to provide a second innings to retired citizens and help them understand how latest technology works in a New-Age organization.
The initiative also aims to mentor 200-odd employees at Truebil. Shubh Bansal, the co-founder and marketing head of Truebil, says the exercise would help employees get a sense of how organizations would operate in the pre-internet era, the ToI said.
We have already received around 20 applications for the internship from senior citizens. The interns will be hired for three months at a stipend of Rs15,000 per month, plus lunch and travel cost. They will have the flexibility of coming in either every day or a minimum of thrice a week. The senior interns are not expected to work like regular interns. It would be a learning experience for both the interns and the people working at Truebil, said Bansal.
Youngsters working alongside sexagenarians would make for an unusual sight at the startup. Bansal said he wants employees to understand how the corporate world evolved and what processes were historically used when there was a strong boss and hierarchical culture.
The initiative will begin with Truebil’s Mumbai office and would eventually roll out in Bengaluru and Delhi as well. One senior intern will get to work exclusively with the CEO while the others will be deployed across departments.
