Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak • Hacker News Board

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by natrik » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 3:42 AM UTC

lopmotr wrote: post #10

froindt wrote: post #8

This is terrible timing for the class of 2020 and 2021. Classes are online or canceled, many are paying rent on apartments they aren't living in (staying with parents after spring break), losing income from their university town/campus jobs since campuses are shutdown, and many companies are on hiring freezes while things shake out. I know internships were the difference between me taking out loans and graduating deb…

But isn't Yelp that company that extorts businesses into buying their advertising and punishes them with bad reviews if they don't? Any student would might have contributed to that racket deserves to miss out.

https://www.yelp.com/extortion

Lot of misinformation out there.

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by mkinsella » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 3:47 AM UTC

dilyevsky wrote: post #9

throwqwerty wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i'm sure FB isn't going to fail but i am wondering if it logistically won't be possible. i mean menlo park is under shelter-in-place and if you asked me a couple of weeks ago i would not have imagined an intern class could be productive on WFH.

Shelter in place is until april 7. They can maybe extend it a little longer but not by much because otherwise half of people end up being exempt due to homelessness

I highly doubt the shelter-in-place order will be lifted before mid-May.

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by xyzzy92 » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 3:50 AM UTC

lopmotr wrote: post #10

froindt wrote: post #8

This is terrible timing for the class of 2020 and 2021. Classes are online or canceled, many are paying rent on apartments they aren't living in (staying with parents after spring break), losing income from their university town/campus jobs since campuses are shutdown, and many companies are on hiring freezes while things shake out. I know internships were the difference between me taking out loans and graduating deb…

But isn't Yelp that company that extorts businesses into buying their advertising and punishes them with bad reviews if they don't? Any student would might have contributed to that racket deserves to miss out.

It is hard to end up with an internship, let alone at Yelp. Having an internship has many advantages for a student: - Converting it to a full time - Money - Experience

Things get much harder for students on an F1 visa. Most often, a student may need to look out for themselves than the company's policies.

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by wobbly_bush » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:17 AM UTC

natrik wrote: post #11

lopmotr wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But isn't Yelp that company that extorts businesses into buying their advertising and punishes them with bad reviews if they don't? Any student would might have contributed to that racket deserves to miss out.

https://www.yelp.com/extortion Lot of misinformation out there.

If Yelp really did it, a page on Yelp's website wouldn't be a credible source.

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by dilyevsky » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:32 AM UTC

mkinsella wrote: post #12

dilyevsky wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Shelter in place is until april 7. They can maybe extend it a little longer but not by much because otherwise half of people end up being exempt due to homelessness

I highly doubt the shelter-in-place order will be lifted before mid-May.

I kid ofc what’s actually going to happen is

a. Everyone will start ignoring it

b. Actual bread riots

c. All of the above

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by jdm2212 » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:46 AM UTC

wobbly_bush wrote: post #14

natrik wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.yelp.com/extortion Lot of misinformation out there.

If Yelp really did it, a page on Yelp's website wouldn't be a credible source.

FWIW Yelp's page specifically says "but don't just take our word for it" and links to independent reporting: http://www.buzzfeed.com/sandraeallen/is-yelp-evil-or-just-mi...

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by snailmailman » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

froindt wrote: post #8

This is terrible timing for the class of 2020 and 2021. Classes are online or canceled, many are paying rent on apartments they aren't living in (staying with parents after spring break), losing income from their university town/campus jobs since campuses are shutdown, and many companies are on hiring freezes while things shake out. I know internships were the difference between me taking out loans and graduating deb…

Class of 2020 checking in. Finishing up my degree. I’m pretty worried. I don’t have something lined up yet, but am actively interviewing with companies. (Over webcam and phone, lately) Was previously feeling good about my odds, but now I really don’t know. It feels out of my control.

No idea what’s happening with my classes or grades either. Haven’t heard from any of my professors yet, and I can’t imagine the transition to online going smoothly. I just hope to god I can still graduate at all this semester.

Also found out today I probably need to move out of campus housing by the end of the month, so that’s fun. “Probably” because I guess it’s determined on a case-by-case basis and there’s no details yet about what that means.

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by agakshat » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

This is a kneejerk reaction from Yelp that will hurt their hiring efforts in the future as they cease to be a reliable option for good candidates. It would not have been difficult for them to ask the interns to work remotely, maybe even reduce stipends if they’re hurting for cash. But canceling internships at this point deeply hurts these candidates’ prospects. Anyone job hunting and in a position to pick and choose should withdraw their job applications from Yelp and let them know why.

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by quangio » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 5:07 AM UTC

froindt wrote: post #8

This is terrible timing for the class of 2020 and 2021. Classes are online or canceled, many are paying rent on apartments they aren't living in (staying with parents after spring break), losing income from their university town/campus jobs since campuses are shutdown, and many companies are on hiring freezes while things shake out. I know internships were the difference between me taking out loans and graduating deb…

This is a stressful time. My school just sent out an email to kick us out a few days ago (we have one week to move out). As an international student, I have no place to go. After seeing this, I am even more worried as I don't know my internship at CloudFlare NYC can happen or not.

Re: Yelp cancels internship program due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Post by nkingsy » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 5:17 AM UTC

bobthepanda wrote: post #6

runawaybottle wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yelp is very much tied to the Restaurant industry. It may be an outlier with respect to this pandemic. Of all the tech dominos to fall, Yelp and Groupon (trading around 50 cents today) sound like the first to be hit.

Given the immense pressure on the cashflows of small business and real estate, I'd say WeWork might also be subsceptible.

the tender offer from SoftBank is officially off the table as of yesterday. Awkward now it seems Neumann will continue to own a huge chunk of the company from the sidelines.