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Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google by bhelkey on Thursday November 09, 2023 @06:08PM (#38212703)
This conversation isn't about the difference between intern and full time employee but rather the difference between contractor and full time employee.
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Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google by OJFord on Thursday November 09, 2023 @06:11PM (#38212727)
It's about 'demeaning' different badges, and an intern is inherently temporary, which is the T in 'TVC'.
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Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google by lazide on Thursday November 09, 2023 @10:11PM (#38214648)
Interns always got the FTE type experience (able to eat at celebrations, got Schwag, etc!).

They weren’t temp in the same sense as T temps - which are temporary workers hired from temp agencies.

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Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google by saagarjha on Friday November 10, 2023 @03:15AM (#38216403)
Yep. Some companies even give interns legitimate (taxable!) benefits, too, which almost no company will give their TVCs.
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