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| Oct 28, 2014 at 13:33 | comment | added | PrometheanVigil | The very fact that you even had that thought and came posted back on 'ere (to me specifically, which is lovely thank you, hah hah!) probably shows you already know that particular "internship"/job is no good. It's probably not conducive to your career interests, is what I'm sayin' here. Trust your gut. If financially you're paid for (e.g. live with supportive parents), up to you. If you've gotta pay that rent though or it's gonna be all on you financially even as far out as a year from now, get paid doing something even somewhat related to your ideal job. | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 15:48 | comment | added | CuriousGeorge | Thanks PrometheanVigil. I just had the phone interview with them and it seems like while I'll be learning a lot (particularly in PHP, Wordpress, etc. though I have to mention that I want to specialize more in front-end dev and UI design), the majority of what I'll be involved in is day-to-day maintenance of the site and perhaps making a new contact form or login system here and there. I don't know if that justifies me working full-time for no pay when I could just stay home, teach myself and make awesome new portfolio projects. Any thoughts? | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 14:18 | comment | added | PrometheanVigil | Forgot to mention, I'm also part web dev, part app dev and am a recent grad. For those of you who are into RPGs, I'm a bit of a multiclasser. wink So when I say the above, I really have experienced the initial tech industry gauntlet myself so just trying to pass on what I know. | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 12:46 | comment | added | jwenting | As a student I had a great unpaid internship, but it was at a university working in an optics lab as an engineer. So I was in an educational environment, falling under the supervision of people whose very job it was to teach their skills to others. Would never have learned things like lens grinding and coating except in theory if not there. | |
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| Oct 27, 2014 at 8:00 | history | answered | PrometheanVigil | CC BY-SA 3.0 |