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Maybe not the place to discuss this, but I attended Florida as an undergrad and Grooveshark has a terrible reputation among my grad engineer friends there (they
by achompas 12y ago
Maybe not the place to discuss this, but I attended Florida as an undergrad and Grooveshark has a terrible reputation among my grad engineer friends there (they're especially well-known for underpaying devs who don't know any better). I'd steer clear of them if you're in Gainesville.
- ladybro 12y agoI'm an undergrad in the CISE derpatment at UF and did an (unpaid) internship there this past semester. They are definitely way below market rate for their developers, but you also have to consider how far $40,000 can go in Gainesville, where 'expensive' rent is $600. Grooveshark lets its employees create their own schedules (some devs work 4 PM - 2 AM), have a lot of control over what they're doing, and enjoy a fun and relaxed workplace. The internet likes to look at the pay figure and cry out that these employees are being mistreated, but the majority of people I know at the company love their job and the lifestyle it allows them.
- achompas 12y agoAgreed that cost of living is lower -- $40k in Gainesville maps to $88k in NYC -- but my friends mentioned offers much lower than $40k.