Working for Palantir right out of high school?

[Anonymous]

I see posts like "I would never hire someone that worked at Palantir". What firms would NOT hire these CS kids? Cant imagine Tech/finance/defense having an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My CS major will be interning with them this summer <ducks>.

Hope they know it will be a negative for future jobs.

Yup. Any resume with Palantir on it would go straight to the circular file.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s a great opportunity provided the one year does not turn into five with the entrance to the top college not evaporating. If the company values him, they can keep in contact, provide part time work for 4 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see posts like "I would never hire someone that worked at Palantir". What firms would NOT hire these CS kids? Cant imagine Tech/finance/defense having an issue.

Yeah...I know people on DCUM have strong negative opinions of Palantir, but nearly all of them don't work for a company hiring CS kids or even work in STEM at all.

[Anonymous]

Op- pretty sure you’re a troll but… depends on your kid’s morals, not their politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big black mark on one’s resume. Better to work somewhere less divisive.

for the gap year kid, easy enough to leave off your resume.

I just wouldnt' want a 19 yr guy to be around those people. Your peers shape you, esp at that age, esp guys

[Anonymous]

ICE is hiring. You do not need a diploma, or even know how to properly read or write to get a job offer. Probably similar karmic level as Palantir.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC has a friend who was accepted to HYP early but is now taking a gap year to work for Palantir (which I've heard is actively recruiting high school graduates).

Is this a good idea? I can't tell. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.

PS Let's keep politics out of this. Just want to look at this from a purely academic/professional view point.

The principals at Palantir are themselves the ultimate end products of the system of higher education they disparage. Always a bad sign. They are promoting the idea that their success can be transferred through osmosis to a group of young people who are nothing like them in learning, preparation or experience. While work- study in general can be a great way to learn and progress in a specific job, it's hard to make a career only on the basis of experience at one company. This sounds like a two-tier system to me, and I would be wary.

[Anonymous]

Why Palantir? Is ICE not an option for him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DC has a friend who was accepted to HYP early but is now taking a gap year to work for Palantir (which I've heard is actively recruiting high school graduates).

Is this a good idea? I can't tell. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.

PS Let's keep politics out of this. Just want to look at this from a purely academic/professional view point.

The principals at Palantir are themselves the ultimate end products of the system of higher education they disparage. Always a bad sign. They are promoting the idea that their success can be transferred through osmosis to a group of young people who are nothing like them in learning, preparation or experience. While work- study in general can be a great way to learn and progress in a specific job, it's hard to make a career only on the basis of experience at one company. This sounds like a two-tier system to me, and I would be wary.

The principals at Palatir are the leaders, not the workers. Leaders need college for networking.

[Anonymous]

So you’ve seen the kiddies that tried to play DOGE and you’re asking if your kid should be one of them?

This company is the real world version of Lexcorp or something.

[Anonymous]

Someone I know is very familiar with Palantir. Here are some facts about the program:

- You are only paid $32/hour (good in a vacuum, but severely below market given the industry and VHCOL)
- If you get the full time extension of the role for "good performance," you are paid $105,000 base per year, which is less than half the base salary of the college-educated entry-level engineers there ($225,000), and also have fewer stock options.

It's a joke of a program

[Anonymous]

Gross!🤮

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone I know is very familiar with Palantir. Here are some facts about the program:

- You are only paid $32/hour (good in a vacuum, but severely below market given the industry and VHCOL)
- If you get the full time extension of the role for "good performance," you are paid $105,000 base per year, which is less than half the base salary of the college-educated entry-level engineers there ($225,000), and also have fewer stock options.

It's a joke of a program

Seems quite predatory - hook kids in with the "you don't need woke brainwashing at college", and by the time they realize they've been had, the gol-er, bronze handcuffs are already in place and college looks like a waste of time.

In other words, emblematic of palantir's ethos

[Anonymous]

I would be very worried if my kid did this. Like others have said I wouldn’t want my 19year old around the kind of people at this company. Teenagers are young and impressionable and are still cementing their values