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"You think you will provide value which exceed the knowledge you might gain from learning about their systems and working/talking with their other employees, et
by j_baker 17y ago
"You think you will provide value which exceed the knowledge you might gain from learning about their systems and working/talking with their other employees, etc.?"
That's not the point. I program for money. Therefore, me writing code for someone else is a business transaction. If I want to get experience without compensation, I'll contribute to an open-source project. But I'm not donating my time to a for-profit organization unless they donate money to me.
- sorbits 17y agoThe disconnect probably stems from types of job. You say you can get the same experience from contributing to open source, so it sounds like the job you have in mind is pretty much just a consultant gig, i.e. “here is your assignment, write the code” — that is not exactly the type of job I had in mind when involving giving a day of my time to find out if the job is a good match (for both parties).