I am about to start with a company through the Fellowship program on Monday. There is a staffing agency that we are paid through. The pay isn't phenomenal, but it is a buck or two above a living wage for the state you reside in. If the company decides they like us and want to keep us on, then they reimburse Lambda for what they paid us during the Fellowship. We aren't locked into the Lambda pay rate if we are hired, and are encouraged to negotiate our offers. There is supposed to be an actual position open for hire in order for organizations to take advantage of the program, but obviously that could be exploited. I am cautiously optimistic, though.

Above a living wage means what exactly? Above minimum wage?

Above minimum, I believe. Last I heard the fellowship pays ~$15/hour

interesting, thanks

Good question. I didn't really pry into other's situations. I was told compensation was based on state, and I really only know my own extremely well. I will tell you Bernie Sanders would approve, and then some, but for my particular area of the state (where most of us live, figures) it is probably deficient by about 3 dollars.

When it was first announced, the students weren’t paid. There was massive outcry on Twitter and elsewhere that this was an illegal violation of labor laws so Austen changed his tune and said Lambda would pay the students minimum wage.

There are so many shady, obvious blunders like this when it comes to Lambda School