Ask HN: Just lost my year long placement because they have no work. Begging for advice

Re:Ask HN: Just lost my year long placement because they hav... by pclark on Sunday May 10, 2009 @11:35AM (#602191)

Sandwich years are really beneficial to students. You're far more likely to get a "real" job when you graduate.

If you graduate.

A really common problem (?) with sandwich years is that the student is so good, and enjoying actually working that he doesn't want to return to university to finish his degree. Doing a year at a fun company makes the final year drag like a bitch.

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Re:Ask HN: Just lost my year long placement because they hav... by warfangle on Sunday May 10, 2009 @03:32PM (#602386)

Heh. I'm facing a similar conundrum. I dropped out of community college to move out of my home town, and have since worked at some amazing companies. I really should go back to school to get my bachelor's, but not only am I too busy, but I'm afraid I'll be bored out of my mind... at least by the <300 level stuff. Eventually I'll get back... when I'm not working at two startups.

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Re:Ask HN: Just lost my year long placement because they hav... by pclark on Sunday May 10, 2009 @04:09PM (#602415)

why should you go back to school?

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Re:Ask HN: Just lost my year long placement because they hav... by warfangle on Sunday May 10, 2009 @04:38PM (#602461)

I don't want to spend my entire life developing software, actually. Eventually I want to transition to authorship of the fictive.

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