My friend accepted an internship offer for Okta a while back but he just got his Amazon offer last night for Seattle. Should he renege Okta for Amazon? He's a junior so take into account the return offers as well. Okta - 9k/mo, no housing stipend Amazon - 8k/mo, 6k lump sum housing stipend Also, please state WHY!
Your friend might learn more at Okta, BV has some really smart people, and he might get to work on an interesting project. Personally Amazon is too big for me. Interns at Okta do get some cool projects that mostly get into production environments when they leave. Also, we have a solid full time offer retention rate for our interns. It just depends. Also, 9k for Seattle is a great offer for an internship. Damn!
I picked an Okta offer over Amazon
I heard culture at Amazon was really toxic
It really boils down to what team and what he thinks might help him the most professionally. The extra 5k right now is not worth anything considering the longer goals. Personally I feel Okta might be able to provide more hands on work experience for interns and since they are growing very quickly it will be great learning experience. Amazon might also be a good option if he believes the team is doing some great work and he has a lot of scope to learn.