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I guess I got a bad team

Software Engineering Intern
Former Employee
Worked at Salesforce for 1 year
August 9, 2016
San Francisco, California
3.0
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Pros

Excellent work-life balance, very competitive pay, free housing/housing stipend for interns. Interns can get the opportunity to work on production code.

Cons

The intern program is not practical at its current scale. Events are too crowded, and there isn't enough space for everyone. Furthermore, most intern events seemingly revolve around alcohol, which is a huge frustration if you are under 21. It feels incredibly hard to be social in those scenarios.

The company-wide obsession with the values of Ohana and everything Hawaiian can feel a little cultish at times.

Advice to Management

Stop making the Intern events so alcohol-centric. Many teams have happy hour trips and seemingly every floor has a keg, so there are plenty of chances for Interns over 21 to drink with their coworkers.

It is extremely frustrating as an Intern under 21 to attend the Intern events because I know I will be surrounded by very drunk people and very loud music in an environment where I cannot participate in the only reason to go to the events in the first place.

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