I Reneged Robinhood Intern Offer.

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mKBu35

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mKBu35
Jan 29, 2021 59 Comments

After what happened yesterday and today I made the decision to renege my internship offer. I don't think i'd be able to live with myself working for a company that has just cheated millions for thousands of dollars.

Some may say this is an impulsive decision because of social media hype but I don't think so. I never joined tech to make money or get a job but instead to work on things that can greatly impact lives for the better.

Update: No need for a referral, I am confident I can find another position with my experience and my current connections. Thank you all anyways!

Thanks #tech #robinhood

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  • Google
    swo6D6

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    swo6D6
    Should’ve gotten a second offer before reneging. Robinhood is shit after what happened but having an internship is better than nothing.
    Jan 29, 2021 4
    • Google
      DonutShop

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      DonutShop
      I respect op’s integrity for turning down RH. Not everyone is a slave to their career or TC. There’s always better opportunities to be had, and a bad experience can sometimes stick with you for the rest of your life. I see great things coming for you in the future
      Jan 29, 2021
    • Amazon
      breakword

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      breakword
      I think swo6D6 was just trying to make sure you're covered from the perspective of having an internship at the end of the day (with an assumption that it would matter to you op) and you're not making reckless choices.

      I agree that if you feel strongly against RH, and you are actually in a position to let go of it, you should. No point working for a company you don't like to work for and you can afford to let go.

      Still, career suicide? I wouldn't take it that far.

      Honestly, it feels refreshing to see someone put their foot down for the sake of morals and not blindly chase TC.
      Jan 29, 2021
  • Airbnb
    think2021

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    think2021
    Kid, I think you are too ideal. Don’t just blindly follow the crowds on social media. Things are definitely more complicated than what the conspiracy theories are indicating. History will give a fair judgement on this case.

    Anyway, If you need airbnb referrals, dm for fulltime positions. Interns hiring is finished for this summer. Good luck.
    Jan 29, 2021 6
    • Airbnb
      think2021

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      think2021
      Position close only is a mature and standard operation in trading world, this is not something they invented yesterday just to “prevent little guys from winning”. This is not scalability at server level, this is massive liability at financing level. Other brokerages restricted too, they just don’t have the load rh has. I’m not trying to convince anyone, just to call out conspiracy theory like stealing from the poor is easier to consume, people like juicy stuff. If people believe such, it’s hard to change.

      If you want to read more you can check this https://blog.robinhood.com/news/2021/1/29/what-happened-this-week
      Jan 30, 2021
    • Amazon
      Iamafish

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      Iamafish
      Maybe I'm naive but it's been a real shock to me how illiterate most people are when it comes to financial markets.
      Feb 3, 2021
  • Amazon
    wsb_autist

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    wsb_autist
    DM me. I’ll get you iOS internship on my team.
    Jan 29, 2021 0
  • Wow, as a college student, critical thinking is very important. Learn and hear from all sides of story and do your own research. I understand emotion plays a big role. But if you just follow the social media blindly, which most of people still do and they sometimes could be biased, you will end up making irrational decisions.

    If you follow such pattern,
    you won’t work for fb because fb sold your data and spread misinformation
    You won’t work for google, because google has tracked your every move.
    You won’t work for bytedance because they give your data to ccp.
    You won’t work for amazon because they didn’t care about the warehouse worker and it takes out small business
    .... the list goes on and you might just open your own shop.
    Jan 31, 2021 7
    • OP is being melodramatic, but it’s not the end of the world. Do you want to tell your college buddies or acquaintances “oh yeah i am interning at robinhood”? At that age, no. Especially if I can get anything else

      Actual recruiters won’t care. Uber folks still got hired even though there was a bit of bad blood a few years ago.
      Feb 14, 2021
    • That leaves msft and apple :)

      And I see that OP got into Apple! Good luck, OP !
      Feb 17, 2021
  • Dm
    Jan 29, 2021 0