Internship in SF led to a fulltime job offer – should I drop out and take it?

Re:Internship in SF led to a fulltime job offer – should I d... by jcfrei on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @07:32PM (#9926658)

If you are certain that you can go back to uni anytime and finish your degree then I don't really see why you shouldn't go for the job. Degrees matter if you don't have a lot of experience (something like less than 5 years) in the industry you are trying to work for. degrees might look like they don't matter much at the moment (because software engineers are in high demand) - but that can change quickly.

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Re:Internship in SF led to a fulltime job offer – should I d... by setpatchaddress on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @07:58PM (#9926786)

Completely agreed. I would add that 105k seems high as a starting salary for a software engineer at a sustainable startup, so either you have unique capabilities, or the startup is super well-funded, or the startup is burning cash at an unsustainable rate. It might be interesting to discover what the story is (diplomatically!) before you commit.

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Re:Internship in SF led to a fulltime job offer – should I d... by colinarms on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @12:16AM (#9927704)

I have about 1.5 years of experience currently. I don't think I'd be expecting to stay at this company for >3.5 years, though, so maybe a degree would be more important than I anticipate.

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