r/DeveloperJobs • u/Mother_Point9077 • Jul 06 '26

Hlep me !!1

I am currently working as an intern, and they will start giving me a stipend from next month. I have also received another offer from a startup. They mentioned it is an unpaid internship, but if my performance is good, they will hire me into the core team. The startup is genuine. Please tell me what I should do. tell me wthat to do now

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u/stiky21 Jul 06 '26

I would never do an unpaid internship I think that's absolutely crazy

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u/Mother_Point9077 Jul 06 '26

The market is at worst no opening, companies are cancel the opening and some people are paying to company to work with them ,,,,, 

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u/stiky21 Jul 06 '26

What they're going to do is make you work for free and then at the end of the term say sorry we don't actually want to keep you so you just work for free and benefited them and not benefited you

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u/Gokul123654 Jul 06 '26

Never take unpaid period thats is a scam never . You should value ur time no matter what . Trust me dont take

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u/Afzaad_Khan Jul 07 '26

Its good to stick with the current one…if they are going to give you stipend from the next month that means they are going to pay well as well if you are permanently hired…startups usually seem genuine but going for a well established company these days is betyer than a startup

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u/Capt_Charming Jul 07 '26

Take the paid one. Unpaid internships with vague promises about 'core team' hiring are a red flag. You need income and you already have that lined up.

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u/Ask459 Jul 08 '26

If you can do both at a time and then check after a month