I graduated last december (2017) and found a position doing contract work the following month. I've been there a few months now and I just accepted another offer for a permanent full time position at a larger corporation which i start in 2 weeks.
My reasons for leaving so soon (i had wanted to be there for at least a year) include not enjoying the same perks that regular employees had and what i had in my previous internships. Also i am paid significantly (think $10k less) lower than the market rate for entry level devs in my area.
Bottomline, It was a coding sweatshop that gave me really good experience with being in a large project and wearing whatever hat was needed to get the work done. I did the coding, QA, dev-ops and gained a ton more experience compared to the previous two internships i had the previous year. I would become a better developer if i stay here longer but i also choose to earn a fair wage for my work.
My advice to you is, go for it at least for the experience you will gain. But also get paid what you're worth and never settle for less.
Started learning to program seriously early 2017. Love fixing problems so decided to switch careers from e-commerce and management to programming and web dev. Longterm goal is full stack developer.
I graduated last december (2017) and found a position doing contract work the following month. I've been there a few months now and I just accepted another offer for a permanent full time position at a larger corporation which i start in 2 weeks.
My reasons for leaving so soon (i had wanted to be there for at least a year) include not enjoying the same perks that regular employees had and what i had in my previous internships. Also i am paid significantly (think $10k less) lower than the market rate for entry level devs in my area.
Bottomline, It was a coding sweatshop that gave me really good experience with being in a large project and wearing whatever hat was needed to get the work done. I did the coding, QA, dev-ops and gained a ton more experience compared to the previous two internships i had the previous year. I would become a better developer if i stay here longer but i also choose to earn a fair wage for my work.
My advice to you is, go for it at least for the experience you will gain. But also get paid what you're worth and never settle for less.
Thanks I appreciate the advice, congrats on the new job as well!