25F working as a sec/dev for multiple cloud service providers.
Recently there was an intern who joined us two months ago only. First time working and no experience.
I’ve heard around he’s been demanding to earn the same pay scale as us ($5k-$6k) and It’s very ridiculous because 1, during the two months he has been with us, he has done nothing and I’ve seen him go for multiple few hours tea breaks. 2, He has no foundation knowledge in the cloud service provider.
I myself have worked my ass up since I was 17 working as an intern ($600), With my first full time paying job at $1800. Now it took me almost 6 years of hard work to get to a paying job of $6k.
Seriously, Youngsters need to know company will NOT consider you just because you have a elite UNI Degree Certificate but will pay u hefty for your work experiences! So don’t get your hopes up of earning $5k straight out of uni.
So as you can see, it is not an easy job and it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be successful. It is not something you can do just by reading a few books or watching a few tutorials. You need to be able to learn quickly and think on your feet.
As per my knowledge and experiences, the average starting pay with NO experiences and UNI cert is about 3k-3.5k.