FuzzyJellybean
FuzzyJellybean

Founder tries to take advantage of software intern. Intern fights back. 🥊

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WobblyBagel
WobblyBagel

Ninja technique to get your work items done without paying people to get them done. Also, making people work for you to give them the opportunity to work for you.

FuzzyJellybean
FuzzyJellybean
EY20mo

Makes sense because he’s unfunded.

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle
Swiggy20mo

Doesn't matter.

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge20mo

There are so many things wrong with this. I legit screenshotted it to post here and then thought against it

FuzzyJellybean
FuzzyJellybean
EY20mo

This guy is everything wrong with Indian Startups

SwirlyHamster
SwirlyHamster

Typical Indian mindset to use others for work and no pay.

BouncyCupcake
BouncyCupcake

If she is that bold, Good for her 💯

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle
Swiggy20mo

+1

DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama
Atlys20mo

I think it's a valid ask. If it takes certain hours of efforts, those could be awarded with a stipend. But, she should've called it out while setting expectation call that happened.

FuzzyJellybean
FuzzyJellybean
EY20mo

It’s actually kinda insane how these stealth mode founders make someone work for an internship assignment which is supposed to be done by full time employees.

DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama
Atlys20mo

Absolutely! They think they are doing a favour by hiring interns in this market

WigglyPenguin
WigglyPenguin

Beggars shouldn't be choosers

you want the job ? you have to go through the process

show me one company which pays people to take interviews, whatever may be the process

FuzzyJellybean
FuzzyJellybean
EY20mo

Every great startup i have interviewed with and they asked me to do an assignment, I always negotiated a deal on

Number of Expected hours x Negotiated Hourly rate

If you don’t ask you don’t get.

WigglyPenguin
WigglyPenguin

share the list of startups

PerkyWalrus
PerkyWalrus
CARS2420mo

What's his startup?

Gotta block it, please

FuzzyJellybean
FuzzyJellybean
EY20mo

Some Stealth mode asshole. Non funded

JumpyRaccoon
JumpyRaccoon

Stipend for Internship ❌ Stipend for Internship Interview Assignment ✅

DerpyPickle
DerpyPickle

Well,most startup’s don’t have the luxury of teaching interns and provide training before interns can start working. They need someone who can start working as soon as they join and there is no better way to test it than to give them an assignment. A properly designed assignment gives better insight into how prepared the candidate is for the job he/she is applying for than a simple interview with 2-3 tech rounds and 1-2 culture fit rounds.(Hot Take)

As for someone who is applying for the intern role, they should take it up as a learning opportunity and not tie it with money (seems counterintuitive, right?). Reason being they are joining as an intern, a role that is not supposed to be of as high value as that of a full time employee. Intern roles are more for learning and less for earning. I am not saying that there shouldn’t be any compensation for it, but that should not be a primary motivation for internship, let alone the interview for an internship.

DerpyPickle
DerpyPickle

And nothing provides a better learning opportunity for interns than a startup.

PrancingNugget
PrancingNugget

your statement contradicts.... you want an intern who wants to learn and the same intern to start contributing as soon as they join. if you want straight away contribution to your project then hire them as an employee and not as an intern.

DancingTaco
DancingTaco

2 months back one company in blore asked me for 2nd round f2f interview which is 25 kms away, I spend money, time and efforts, it took whole day and I cracked interview.
HR asked again to come for 3rd round, which will take another full day. I dumped the company as not possible to take back to back leaves while working.
They didn’t pay me for my travel and food.
Surprisingly, they don’t think it is not right to call someone f2f twice frequently with no allowance.

SwirlyHamster
SwirlyHamster

They could have taken the 3rd Round same day itself ig

DancingTaco
DancingTaco

Yes agree. And during introductory call with HR and hiring manager, they said only one onsite interview. For 2nd onsite interview, they asked to come for 5 hrs. I mean really.

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle
Swiggy20mo

"I would prefer AI to take over all jobs"
My brother in Christ, AI ain't free. How you gon afford AI when you can't afford to pay an intern? 💀😭🤦🏻‍♂️

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