Robinhood vs Coinbase vs Samsara for last internship

Oct 22, 2020 14 Comments

Trying to decide between offers from these 3 for my last internship. It seems like Coinbase and Robinhood are the heavy hitters. I want to stay in New York and Coinbase has a New York office and the option to work fully remote as a New Grad, while the other two don't. Robinhood seems to be the more interesting product. Samsara is known for having a lot of smart people, so the mentorship might be really good. What do you all think I should choose? Thanks!

#coinbase #robinhood #samsara

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  • Intuit
    brood war

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    brood war
    Coinbase. It’s the leader in crypto which still has a lot of potential. Robinhood isnt as standout anymore given all the competitors.
    Oct 22, 2020 0
  • Samsara
    UFIs06

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    UFIs06
    The internship program at Samsara used to be great if you were looking for substantial work and learning potential. Mentorship was a way of life even if you weren't an intern mentor, and everyone was keen on helping each other out. However, the company is no longer what it used to be and has taken a turn for the worse. So many people are burnt out or unmotivated, and this will surely reflect in the quality of mentorship you'll receive. Your project won't be trivial, but probably won't be as impactful as previous years.

    Also there are some serious wtf decisions being made somewhere within recruiting, ops, and leadership. You should know that during our layoffs in May, new grad offers were rescinded except for MIT or Berkeley alumni. They even rescinded return offers from past interns in favor of people we had no history with. We still kept our intern program, but the way they are handling return offers now is pretty sus. I don't think you'll want to play these games especially when you have other solid internships to choose from.
    Oct 22, 2020 3
    • OP
      Wow. Thanks so much for this info. Blind really has eyes and ears everywhere lol.
      Oct 22, 2020
    • Uber
      sHshhhh

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      sHshhhh
      Recently switched from there and mostly agreed with the comment. Although just one point, even before the layoffs, you wouldn’t get really impactful work unless you were from MIT Berkeley.

      A friend who is from MIT was given significantly (I mean significantly) more RSUs than me and a few others. They were also put in as a part of highly impactful project whereas others were given peripheral work. Some people from MIT were extremely rude for no apparent reason.

      I would strongly suggest to accept the offer and do an internship there. Keep your eyes and ears open and see how other FTEs get treated. Make a note of it and look for signs like that to avoid for a real job.

      Smart people != Nice people

      Smart people can be a**holes too and the really smart ones are good at hiding bias and bad intentions. The extremely smartest can even do mentally gymnastics to convince themselves that their behavior is justified.

      Having said that, I worked with some super talented and crazy smart people :)
      Oct 29, 2020
  • Amazon
    pip leader

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    pip leader
    Coinbase for sure. Has the more competitive product, much more upside than Robinhood due to competition, and encourages remote work.
    Oct 23, 2020 0
  • Google
    nycgrad

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    nycgrad
    Facebook?

    Robinhood then Coinbase then Samsara
    Oct 22, 2020 2
  • Samsara
    Syzhygy

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    Syzhygy
    lmao
    Oct 22, 2020 0