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For six months...

@cadeciara

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The creator shares a relatable struggle with job searching and sleepless nights, followed by a surprising offer from a well-known company. This narrative creates intrigue and allows viewers to connect with the creator's experience and decision-making process.

Summary

The creator shares their experience with a job offer from Palantir, initially not knowing the company or its work. They ultimately declined the internship because they do not want to work in defense.

Structure

1Struggled for six months.
2Couldn't sleep.
3Received an offer from Palantir.
4Declined the internship due to not wanting to work in defense.

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For six months... .... I couldn't sleep Software Engineer Intern Mercury Nov 2025 - Present · 2 mos Incoming January 2026 to Domestic Wires Team Software Development Engineer Intern Amazon · Internship May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos Android Built Test Release Bootcamp Participant Goldman Sachs Apr 2025 - Apr 2025 · 1 mo IT Consultant University of Michigan Biomedical Engineering · Part-time Nov 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos Open Source Mentee Bloomberg Oct 2024 - Oct 2024 · 1 mo ColorStack codebase Student Leadership Committeer Palantir Technologies Sep 2024 - Sep 2024 · 1 mo Software Engineer Intern Uber · Internship May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos Order Platform Code for Good Hackathon Winner JPMorgan Chase Nov 2023 - Nov 2023 · 1 mo 1st Place Fintech Hackathon Winner Software Engineer Intern Capital One · Internship

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edit: Didn’t know who Palantir was when they reached out at the time. Didn’t know what they did until I was AT the program. I declined to join the internship. I’d never work in defense. #fyp #cs #computerscience #swe #softwareengineer