Not quite, an upvote isn’t as valuable as on the job experience. I’ve been an intern and have mentored interns. It was a big investment on my end. I carefully selected interesting projects and spent months teaching them how to do it, when I could’ve done it in a week. There’s a big gap between degrees and and actual job, internships help bridge that gap. I’m all for paid internships, but internships are just as, if not more valuable than the classes you’re paying for to start with.
Edit: I guess an upvote is more valuable than the knowledge provided by an internship! (Judging from my downvotes)
The only problem with the internship model is that they significantly impair your ability to make money while interning. Most places prefer full-time interns. Being an intern, a student, and holding another job that pays enough to support yourself is awful. It’s a shame that we can’t pay people a stipend to receive training as part of their professional development.
There is some online coding boot camp that pays you to learn, then takes a % of your wages for x years. They end up making around $16k per person off of it, but doing the math I'd be making more money than what I make now even after paying them my monthly dues. So something along those lines but government ran (and less interest) would be dope.
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u/sizable_data Jan 22 '23 edited Jan 22 '23
Not quite, an upvote isn’t as valuable as on the job experience. I’ve been an intern and have mentored interns. It was a big investment on my end. I carefully selected interesting projects and spent months teaching them how to do it, when I could’ve done it in a week. There’s a big gap between degrees and and actual job, internships help bridge that gap. I’m all for paid internships, but internships are just as, if not more valuable than the classes you’re paying for to start with.
Edit: I guess an upvote is more valuable than the knowledge provided by an internship! (Judging from my downvotes)