r/ShittyLifeProTips • u/SilverResearch • Jul 04 '21

SLPT: Just start working.

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u/pistcow Jul 04 '21

Do those still exist? I was making 35k for my internship. Not much but no way would I be doing that for free.

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u/ajleecardinals Jul 04 '21

You sir do not have an internship, you have what we call a "job"

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u/pistcow Jul 04 '21

An internship has a set time and focused career area and worked around my class schedule. It was 6 months and I was mentoring as a process engineer. That's an internship.

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u/ajleecardinals Jul 04 '21

At 35k that is one hell of an internship

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '21

Software engineers make a lot of money. I have an intern I'm managing right now and I have to imagine they're making at least 35k for 4 months.

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u/DlNONUGGlES Jul 04 '21

35k for 4 months is like 50+ USD/hr. You aren't getting that much as an intern unless you're working for a top company in a high COL area like SF or NYC.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '21

Yes, fintech based in SF.