[simopaa]

Solid advice, thanks!

Hadn't really considered that the company might like to replace me with another, cheaper student. I do, however, consider my position guaranteed for at least the year's end, but I suppose that's what everyone says before they get let go..

One of the main advantages that I see in zero-hour contracts (=less time spent on the job) would give me more opportunities to participate in i.e. open source, since I'd probably not be too exhausted after a work day. This, I think, would contribute more to my growth than stagnating in the current job too much. Of course, there is the risk that the increased spare time would not be spent on anything even remotely useful.

I agree that it might make sense that it could be best to change the company, but that's something I'm not ready to do, at least in the near future. The current projects are too cool for that

[brudgers]

The reason I considered that the company might just hire another student is because experience has taught me that businesses tend to have consistent practices.

Cool projects make it easy to attract students. Hiring a new student increases the odds of finding someone who will go full time after graduation.

Again, this is random advice from the internet. To me, the most important piece of it is to expand your professional network, learn new things, and get business experience.