I think it's due to companies being understaffed. I've talked with people at a couple of tech companies, both startups and large corporations, why they don't hi

I think it's due to companies being understaffed. I've talked with people at a couple of tech companies, both startups and large corporations, why they don't hire more interns. The answer was the same: We don't have enough resources to train them. Everyone's overworked and behind schedule, and can't even set aside a measly 1 hour a week to show interns the ropes. And some feel that it's just a chore, like interviewing candidates. It seems like companies these days want direct replacements or shoe-in workers, that can go from orientation / setting up equipment on day 0, to producing code on day 1. When I started out, I had 6 months of training and getting familiar with codebase plus tech. This is obviously not the case everywhere, but seems like a trend from my own experience.