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by cameronbrown 2249 days ago
If by rewarded you mean comp, then yes I'm very happy with it for my age. Given the situation outside - just grateful to have a job right now.

I chose this over university - I get paid and am working towards a CS degree as part of the work. Granted, am not an intern (I'm something different) but I understand they are well paid at FAANG companies and the experience is the same.
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LunaSea 2249 days ago
You do realize that age doesn't matter?

If the work you do is valuable then it deserves a comp that matches a full time workers rate.

Also, we work in computer science and a for a vast majority of developers it's business as usual. So I wouldn't say that it's particularly generous or lucky.

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cameronbrown 2248 days ago
Oh I agree, but I'm here to learn more than anything. And I'm certainly not underpaid compared to market.

Before this current job I hadn't worked as a professional (outside of minor freelance work in my home town) so I see this as bootstrapping a career with zero student debt, plus there's perks like travel opportunities and accelerated career growth which I couldn't easily get elsewhere.

> Also, we work in computer science and a for a vast majority of developers it's business as usual. So I wouldn't say that it's particularly generous or lucky.

I was lucky enough to be born into a good family, where I could learn the skills to be where I am today, no?

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LunaSea 2248 days ago
> I was lucky enough to be born into a good family, where I could learn the skills to be where I am today, no?

Right but I meant that Google offering a job or keeping you on payroll shouldn't feel like luck but like the default, expected behaviour in our field.

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cameronbrown 2248 days ago
That's not the point. I could've easily been in a different position right now, recently laid off with no income.
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