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I forgot that I was a co-op

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Shopify for 1 year
March 10, 2015
Ottawa, Ontario
5.0
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Pros

Choose your work settings/environment from the enormous office space.

Set up your working time and break times.

Feel responsible and take ownership of your work.

Work with amazing people and learn a lot from them.

Expand your knowledge by working on different parts of the great Shopify.

Feel accomplished by solving client issues and contributing to great new features.

They really use your talents and knowledge, and it's really appreciated.

A lot of playtime, great food, coffee, bagels, and different kinds of beverages and snacks for those who love food at work.

Shopify hackathons are also fun!

Cons

If you're not a proactive person, you might feel jobless.

Advice to Management

Just a little more structure to the coop bootcamp and making them really understand that they don't have to stress about trying to work at the same level as full-time immediately. I felt like I was not doing much work as soon as I was dropped into this pool of work that was moving at a fast pace and a chunk of code that I did not understand immediately. It would be a great guide to know who to talk to about different stuff and a kind of guide on the GitHub repositories.

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