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I've seen (co-op) salaries reach $8,500 The pit in my stomach is me remembering interns traditionally get like a 50% boost in wages when they are hired on.
Why does that cause a pit in your stomach? I love knowing that, as an Amazon intern.
Any tips for a new hire in the Bay area? (I just accepted a full-time job in SOMA starting in late May). Specifically - any tips on securing an apartment ahead of time, possibly remotely? I have a week in the corporate apartment, but if I could line something up beforehand that would be preferred.
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Amazon pays that to first time co-ops. I've seen salaries reach $8,500. Apple pays even more if you're willing to pull a lot of overtime.
I've seen (co-op) salaries reach $8,500 The pit in my stomach is me remembering interns traditionally get like a 50% boost in wages when they are hired on.
Apple for example for 1-3 years experience.
http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salary/Apple-Software-Engineer-S...
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The housing advice in the article is correct - those are the ideal areas. However, it fails to mention the extreme costs and competitive nature of finding a place in those areas. Living in Berkeley is not a good choice if your internship is in the South Bay. Even if your job is accessible by BART, Berkeley near a BART station is not inexpensive. The nice areas of Oakland are similarly expensive and the not-nice areas…
Is Oakland really that bad? I really want the most affordable place I can find. I'm not too scared of crime, I have guns and grew up in a lower class neighborhood, but am worried about theft when I'm not home. edit: I would basically like to live in a neighborhood like Pilsen in Chicago. Affordable, working class, mexican, and close to transit. Any recommendations?
> worried about theft when I'm not home.
Wow, true U.S. citizen's problems. I wouldn't even think about crime rates or the need to carry a gun when looking for a place to stay. Come to Europe, it's better.
7k for an internship ? I'm a bit confused is this the take home amount or pre-tax ? Because if it's after tax that's around 120k$/year. Can someone, clarify that ?
Oakland resident here. Why shouldn't they live in Oakland? Don't get that at all. I VASTLY prefer it to MTV, Palo Alto, San Jose, SF, etc.
Plus, hanging out on weekends is easier when you're around other (out-of-town) interns, and they will likely be living in {MTV, PA, MP, SJ, SF}.
Do you have information for students from another countries?
No mention of the "oh, you're a contractor, so we don't have to withhold taxes" scam? Then the article is seriously incomplete.
If you've had a bad experience, you could write a blog post about it and send it to the maintainers -- maybe they'll include it as a guest post.
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Where the hell do interns get paid $7,000/month salaries?
$7k is actually on the low end nowadays :). I was as surprised as you, but talking to my friends, salaries seem to have shot up this past year. Dropbox, Google, FB, all pay over $7k, some well over that amount.