#Amazon (Robotics Research) vs Verkada

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thorny trout
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ideally i stay in the bay for FT, so amazon robotics would force me to interview for ft roles

elder oak
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verkada. but if you like your current position, extend to summer

thorny trout
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unsure about extending my current position cuz most previous interns didnt get ro

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verkada work >= robotics research?

elder oak
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extension is easier than getting ro

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about 4-6 weeks into your spring internship, if you like and goot at your role, you can ask your manager to extend.

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otoh, ro requires a new position with hc.

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as for verkada > amazon robotics, it's my personal preference. (1) embedded>robotics, (2) amazon robotics isn't a great place to work.

toxic silo
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There are no general purpose robots at Amazon.

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Unless ur in SF

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Which ur not

thorny trout
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at least when they asked me what i wanna do and i said that, they said okay cool

thorny trout
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my offer is under amazon, not amazon robotics

elder oak
thorny trout
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why?

toxic silo
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North reading

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Run

elder oak
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based on location, it looks like amazon robotics

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I read several horror stories from that location (from cscd)

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are you currently in CA or TX?

thorny trout
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lol i’ve also heard stories but my manager and mentor seemed really chill in the interview

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unsure how it’ll be since it’s a new org

thorny trout
thorny trout
elder oak
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cool. if verkada, then no need to move

thorny trout
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yea lol

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only reason i considered amazon is exit opps for other robotics companies and general purpose robots seem like a really big field rn

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verkada kinda puts me into regular embedded

elder oak
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doubt that's what amazon builds

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are u cs or engineering?

thorny trout
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cs

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they told me it’s general purpose robotics

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if it was warehouse robots i wouldn’t have considered lol

elder oak
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how many wks at tsla?

thorny trout
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16

elder oak
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i meant when did you start?

thorny trout
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oh 3

elder oak
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curious. what's your daily schedule? 10-7?

thorny trout
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need to talk to manager about extending possibly but they have only have 2 interns return ft in 4 years

thorny trout
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team makes bank tho

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some guy on my team in austin got a p2 offer for 250k

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we split in bay and austin

elder oak
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how many interns in your team?

thorny trout
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just me

elder oak
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seems your work is slow now. can discord

thorny trout
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eating 💀

elder oak
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after 4-6 weeks, you can bring up extension. but too early to discuss ro.

toxic silo
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Anything Massachusetts is already a bad sign

thorny trout
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principal scientist

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team is ~3 months old

thorny trout
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