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Software Development Intern

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 1 year
December 22, 2015
Lexington, Massachusetts
4.0
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Pros

Great pay and a pretty flexible work environment. The internship was a great chance to make new friends, explore opportunities, and learn a lot.

Free tickets to a baseball game, and we got to see Jurassic Park a day before its release!

Cons

The housing option I chose for the interns did not go well. I chose the cheapest housing option, living in the apartments at Washington University. However, the University uses these apartments during part of the internship (either the beginning or the end, depending on when you start the internship). So, all of the interns with this housing option had to move to or from hotels partway through the internship. This was unpleasant, as they charged extra for the hotels and some hotels did not provide a good meal option. I had to eat out every night for dinner.

Advice to Management

Either avoid having to move the interns, or make it clear when they choose housing that it will probably be necessary.

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