Have remote winter internship offers for both, having trouble deciding between them.
Comp:
FB: $8k/month + unknown housing stipend for FB, in addition to possibly being cut for localization
Asana: $10k/month
Team:
Teams haven't been matched yet for either company, and I'll have to accept before I know the team.
Background:
My main interest is in product engineering (esp frontend or full stack), but I'd be fine doing infra as well.
For context, I've previously interned at Microsoft and AWS, and my summer internship is at a unicorn in SF that I'm really excited about.
Other Factors:
The main pros and cons I've laid out so far:
Pros of FB:
- Bigger brand - I haven't interned at FB/G yet.
- Speed - I think the environment will force me to level up my coding skills.
- Products - I think that I'd be pretty interested in working on certain areas like small business tools, AR, or even stuff like video infra.
Cons of FB:
- Possibly ending up on a team not doing much - I could end up working on some tucked away analytics feature or something, which while useful, is not as interesting as working on say, a core product feature at Asana.
- WLB - I don't mind working hard and grinding it out on occasion, but Blind has hit me with too many consistent 10-12 hour work day stories. I understand this is team and individual dependent, but if I end up on a team where everyone is grinding, I'll probably end up working a ton to try and get a decent rating.
Pros of Asana:
- Culture - less stressful, more chill, WLB shouldn't be an issue.
- Size/consistency - from what I've heard, there aren't any teams at Asana to "avoid", which can be partially attributed to its size allowing for better quality control. I've also never worked at a strong tech company of its size (few thousand employees)
- More money - I live in a mid CoL area with a poor tech market, so if Facebook localizes their intern salary heavily, I could end up with a good chunk more money from Asana.
Cons of Asana:
- Not as big of a name as FB in terms of resume - again, I'm not sure if an FB internship will open significantly more doors compared to my current experience from MSFT/AWS and adding Asana.
Unfortunately neither company is willing to hold a full-time return offer until the summer, so I'll have to accept or decline before I even start my summer internship. Unless there's some way to get them to bend the rules, which I have no idea about. I'm not sure which company would be more likely to be able to bend some rules.
For full time, I think I'd rather work at Asana or my summer internship company over Facebook at the beginning of my career. That said, I'm not sure if being at Facebook, even if just for a remote internship, is just too good for my career to pass up.
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But again I’m not saying FB is bad as a place to work, different people have different goals, it’s just my opinion here
Applying that to your original point - "wasting time for billions". You might consider using these platforms a waste of time. But you're assuming everyone else feels the same way. Which is always a dangerous road to take.
Honestly, I don't see the appeal in IG. But my partner loves it. It helps her relax and brings her some happiness. She continues to use it despite watching 'The Social Dilemma'. To her, it has value. I assume millions more feel the same way, seeing as they continue to use our platforms despite the negative publicity we've been getting for a while now.
Like my partner, 37% of the adults in the US use IG as per - https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/ and 69% use FB.
Feel free to pm me if you have any other questions.