Facebook Interns Get $6,000 a Month: Ridiculous or Well-Deserved?
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2012/06/05 13:00:00
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When you hear the word "intern," it usually means low-paying position or no-paying position. It's the kind of job students get when they're too busy with classes to get a full-time job. But for software engineer interns at Facebook, it means big money. According to Glassdoor.com, they get over $6,000 per month on average.
That's more than $72,000 a year. They also get full benefits, three meals a day, an iPhone, a computer, gym access, and $1,000 a month toward housing. Quora.com calculates the actual paycheck to be $4,600 a month, plus an extra $400 for each year of college the intern has completed. However, these are interns employed to do software engineering -- not necessarily your coffee go-ers and copy boys. Still, does $6,000 a month seem a little ridiculous?
That's more than $72,000 a year. They also get full benefits, three meals a day, an iPhone, a computer, gym access, and $1,000 a month toward housing. Quora.com calculates the actual paycheck to be $4,600 a month, plus an extra $400 for each year of college the intern has completed. However, these are interns employed to do software engineering -- not necessarily your coffee go-ers and copy boys. Still, does $6,000 a month seem a little ridiculous?
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MW121 2012/06/05 17:54:15Well-deserved
+12Why does it matter how much they make.. If they have an opportunity to make money good for them.. It shouldn't matter to anyone what others make.. that's the problem with society today.. Everyones more worried about how much someone else makes instead figuring out how they can make more..
Now if this were a governemnt agency funded by taxpayer dollars I would be furious.
There are some VERY successful companies out there who pay their workers poorly, or the minimum wage and they receive no benefits. Each company to their own, but if Facebook wants to take care of those who work for them then Kudos to them!
I see these kids and what they're earning and I think "I need to get a better job" instead of whining that they get paid too much.
I hate Facebook. But I commend Zuckerberg & the company for taking care of the employees the way a successful company should.
What do they pay their staff? Obviously a helluva lot less.
I won't lie, though: if I was offered the opportunity to work at Facebook headquarters with those kinds of benefits and get a free computer and iPhone with it, I'd jump on that, no questions asked.