[kctess5]

I agree. Interns also generally receive no extended benefits like 401(k), stock, medical, and so on, so the comparison isn't very fair in terms of total comp.

[chrisseaton]

But interns do get things like free housing and free cars which full times do not.

[akhilcacharya]

Never heard of free cars - who does that?

[webo]

I got a free rental car from Amazon in summer 2013. I don't think they do that anymore tho.

[chrisseaton]

I mean free car rental. I got one at Oracle. I presume it's common as it's very hard to get around in the US without a car - often not much public transport.

[victorvation]

A classmate of mine interned at a Microsoft office in Sunnyvale and was provided a rental car for the duration of his internship.