> I think the author might not realize the substantial difference between working in a tech company (the HN audience) and in supporting roles in non-tech busine

> I think the author might not realize the substantial difference between working in a tech company (the HN audience) and in supporting roles in non-tech businesses. I too underestimated this -- a tech internship at ExxonMobil was such a vastly different experience from a tech internship at Facebook that they could barely both be considered the same field.