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I've never worked for a startup, or even interned for that matter, so I'm a bit curious. I know it's illegal to have an unpaid intern work on anything that act
by otakucode 14y ago
I've never worked for a startup, or even interned for that matter, so I'm a bit curious. I know it's illegal to have an unpaid intern work on anything that actually has value to the business. Wouldn't that be difficult for a startup? Is this law just generally flaunted or do startups have to take some precautions?
- 46Bit 14y agoGenerally SV interns are paid something on the order of $3000/month, higher at the Googles and so forth.
- otakucode 14y agoI was slapping my forehead as soon as I submitted my question, thinking I might be way off base even thinking that startup interns were commonly unpaid. Thanks for your great answer!
- philsnow 14y agoI don't know what Google internships pay these days, but when I did mine, during those four months, I was paid in the same pay range as full time employees in an equivalent position. They even let me take three weeks of (unpaid) time off during my internship to get married and go on my honeymoon.