I got paid 15 an hour for both of my coding internships. $8k a month is more than I make as a full time dev in the US with an advanced degree. In fact I've kno

I got paid 15 an hour for both of my coding internships. $8k a month is more than I make as a full time dev in the US with an advanced degree. In fact I've known hundreds of engineers over the years and none of them got paid that much for an internship. Maybe you know some really lucky people, either rich or in the top 0.1% of intelligence. What you're describing and the setting OP is in are extremely unusual situations. Complaining about working at Google for your first job and having enough money to not work for years is like complaining that your private jet is too small.