Na. I would try and exploit him/her anyway. If they where retarded enough to take it, then I would continue to do it. They would make a fine unpaid cleaner/coffee maker. Not so sure about a pilot though.
I think it is crazy that people (experienced pilots no less) are suggesting that people would benefit from cleaning floors for a year in a hangar. All because they had to do it. The reason they had to do it was because they are retards, which is exactly the reason that they are suggesting it to other pilots now.
Never in my career, even as a low time pilot would I ever have even considered such a thing. Nor would I have expected any other self respecting individual to consider it either.
What hope do we have in this industry to be seen as professionals when we have experienced pilots advising new qualified talent to sweep the floors.
Muppets!