Accepting a "low" offer for the learning experience?
Hi everyone,
So I'm graduating this year and I've been looking for jobs and recently I've gotten some good(?) news.
I was applying for a junior position at a company I'm really interested in for a low level role where I'll be working on embedded systems and maybe even some fpga work but the problem is since I'm not graduated yet, I'm apparently not eligible for full time rates due to company policy.
So their solution was to take me on as an intern instead and for me to do a part time internship during term at 32/hr with the potential for conversion when I graduate. While this might seem like a great outcome in this market, I already have three previous internships at "better" companies (think big tech and trading) and this would be my lowest paying internship out of all of them... but potentially the most interesting work?
I applied thinking it would be full time grad (as it was advertised as a full time position) and am not particularly interested in doing another internship, particularly one without guaranteed return. However, the work sounds genuinely very interesting and in an area I want to get into (low level + fpga).
Additionally I already have a grad offer lined up at ~100k though I'm less interested in the work there and a few other processes ongoing.
I'm still undecided and whether I should just take it as a learning experience and not think too much about the money, or save my time before grad to go on holidays and have fun and relax before starting full time.
I fully acknowledge this is a privileged position for me to be in but I would still like some advice from others.
Thoughts?