We kinda did. This is because we like to hire interns. Usually intern in our area: * studies programming at a university * costs around a 1/2 of a junior *

We kinda did. This is because we like to hire interns. Usually intern in our area: * studies programming at a university * costs around a 1/2 of a junior * is part-time with really erratic schedule * work output still on on par with few juniors we hired I suspect this is mostly because there isn't as much of a difference between what can one work in 8h compared to 4h (I spend 2h out of those on meetings an email anyway, so it can be productive to route most of these around your intern) Second part is, we are well known as a good employer in the area, that has a tradition in accommodating for students erratic schedules, which means we get students who would get a full time non-junior position elsewhere, but they don't want to give up on school.