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I can't be the only person from the Midwest who noticed that list of internship rates. Fuck me, I'm getting paid half that per month. WTF.

nichochar 12y ago
Welcome to the tech bubble brother.
shaurz 12y ago
Same here mate (I'm in England though). On the plus side I live figuratively in my mother's basement so my costs are practically nothing. And I'm not exactly hot talent material either, but I have been in the same job for 6 years (my initial salary was about 1/3rd of these, excluding the housing allowances).
teacup50 12y ago
Have you looked at Bay Area rent lately?
- angersock 12y ago
  Somebody's got to take advantage of these kids. More seriously--there's a lot of talent outside that place, and if companies were willing to pay those same wages (or even 80%) elsewhere in the country, this "talent shortage" would disappear as soon as the first paycheck cleared.
  - linkregister 12y ago
    Companies do pay about 80% elsewhere. NYC (100%), Northern Virginia (80%), and Central Maryland (80%) come to mind. And some of the big companies (Amazon, Google, HP, Microsoft) recruit across the country, offering full relocation.
jkyle 12y ago
What you're looking at with those offers is likely a PhD in computer science or engineering who specialized in something those companies want. Those aren't what you think of as internships done by Sophomores or Juniors in college. They're an extended interview of a highly sought after expert in their field. Both of the candidate by the company and vice versa. That's why the offers look more like salaries. Also, those "housing" offers are ridiculous. A 1 bedroom here can cost you 2k/mth easy. A flat, $1,500. I wouldn't be surprised if they're staying in corporate housing and those are just estimates of the value in the internship "package".
- skadamat 12y ago
  Haha they are definitely sophomores and juniors in college. CS undergrads from top 20 CS programs are getting offered that much for summers, I've witnessed these offers from a lot of my friends.
  - xxxyy 12y ago
    I wouldn't maybe laugh, but can confirm.

nichochar 12y ago

Welcome to the tech bubble brother.

shaurz 12y ago

Same here mate (I'm in England though). On the plus side I live figuratively in my mother's basement so my costs are practically nothing. And I'm not exactly hot talent material either, but I have been in the same job for 6 years (my initial salary was about 1/3rd of these, excluding the housing allowances).

teacup50 12y ago

Have you looked at Bay Area rent lately?

angersock 12y ago
Somebody's got to take advantage of these kids. More seriously--there's a lot of talent outside that place, and if companies were willing to pay those same wages (or even 80%) elsewhere in the country, this "talent shortage" would disappear as soon as the first paycheck cleared.
- linkregister 12y ago
  Companies do pay about 80% elsewhere. NYC (100%), Northern Virginia (80%), and Central Maryland (80%) come to mind. And some of the big companies (Amazon, Google, HP, Microsoft) recruit across the country, offering full relocation.

jkyle 12y ago

What you're looking at with those offers is likely a PhD in computer science or engineering who specialized in something those companies want. Those aren't what you think of as internships done by Sophomores or Juniors in college. They're an extended interview of a highly sought after expert in their field. Both of the candidate by the company and vice versa. That's why the offers look more like salaries. Also, those "housing" offers are ridiculous. A 1 bedroom here can cost you 2k/mth easy. A flat, $1,500. I wouldn't be surprised if they're staying in corporate housing and those are just estimates of the value in the internship "package".

skadamat 12y ago
Haha they are definitely sophomores and juniors in college. CS undergrads from top 20 CS programs are getting offered that much for summers, I've witnessed these offers from a lot of my friends.
- xxxyy 12y ago
  I wouldn't maybe laugh, but can confirm.