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 eshvk on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @09:03PM (#9927067)

1. I think you are being underpaid if you are going to live in SF and get paid 105K for a company that is both well funded, and very well known. Unless your equity is very very significant.

2. Companies don't disappear in two years; if they do, you don't want to join that company. There is no hurry for you to join the company now. In fact, you could intern every year and continue to build relationships in the valley and come back.

3. Degrees aren't that important for top companies.

4. You need to talk to the immigration lawyer. I don't think you can apply for an H1B without at least a Bachelors degree. The TN visa does not let you apply for a Green Card directly.

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Re:Internship in SF led to a fulltime job offer – should I d... by axoltl on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @10:22PM (#9927351)

$105k is a livable wage in San Francisco, but expect about half of that paycheck to disappear into rent and about a quarter or a third going towards food and whatnot. On the other hand, my salary at this point isn't my main source of income, my stock grants are.

As for the immigration, I can confirm that you need at least a bachelors degree. I went through the H1-B (and GC) process and you can pretty much forget about it if you can't show at least equivalency. The main reason I finished mine and didn't do the exact thing you did (but 6 years ago) was for visa eligibility.

Be careful about saying TN, H1-B and GC in the same sentence. While an H1-B is a dual-intent visa (meaning you can pursue a GC), a TN is not. If you show intent to stay on a TN visa, that can hurt your chances in the future. This should be fine to talk about with your lawyer, but mum's the word when dealing with anyone in an official capacity.

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Re:Internship in SF led to a fulltime job offer – should I d... by colinarms on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @12:13AM (#9927693)

1. I thought it was a decent entry-level salary. I don't have significant equity, but it's more than I thought.

2. If I continue to intern here (which is certainly an option - I have 2 more co-op terms left) I would be getting about $20k salary less, plus no equity

3. Thank you.

4. Meeting with the immigration lawyer is scheduled for tomorrow

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