Engineering Intern
My experience
Overview
As an engineering intern we did Manufacturing (50%), R&D(40%), and Client Care (10%). Manufacturing is menial work. Easy, good to learn tools and to gain some experience of how you might manufacture a device of this type, but monkey work. The same series of steps every day. Crimping, soldering, stripping wires, etc. Vibes are good because you can chit chat and listen to music with everyone, but a drag to get through. For R&D each intern was assigned a project. Some engineering interns were assigned software projects so thats fun if you want that. Otherwise the projects felt like they were not given enough resources or attention, making the projects feel undervalued, and your project would not be finished by the time your term was up. For client care you are calling actual clients, resolving their issues, making appointments for them, fixing their billing, facilitating returns, etc.
Do not work at Motus even if it is your only offer. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. There is zero experience to be learned, they paint toxic culture with "startup energy", and they micromanage interns to death. No performance reviews, they'll fire you on the spot with no warning. Their job descriptions are lies and the management is brainwashed into thinking everything is ok. They also have a dumpster of an office and not enough furniture so people, namely the customer service interns, have to sit on the floor or outside the office. The office is overflowing with boxes of materials, nothing short of anxiety inducing. Not to mention they had the interns move everything to the office and assemble the furniture for them.
Pros
unlimited PTO because it is stipend based pay, casual dress (sweatpants, shorts, tank tops, etc.), the other interns
Cons
the CEO, micromanagement, manipulation, low pay, nothing valuable experience wise, learned little, toxic culture, racist and sexist microaggressions
Impact of work
Time spent working
Interview advice
How did you find the job / apply?
Interview Rounds
Interview type
Interview questions
I remember getting very little questions about myself or my experience - probably a red flag now looking back. It was mostly centered around me asking questions to the interviewee, Parth.
Advice on how to prepare
(well, don't get this internship) i wish i would have known that the culture was toxic and that the managers are so toxic that they drain the productivity and initiative out of you.
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