Loved my team! The internship program, not so much. - Software Engineer(Internship) Toast Inc Employee Review

4.0
Nov 18, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I loved my team and the work I did at Toast. The Boston office is fantastic, and I felt like I had a place there.

Cons

The Internship/Co-Op program itself does not exist, there are a few zooms here and there and the people who run it do not care about the interns that much. You are better off skipping them in my opinion. One problem that Toast has is that it is becoming increasingly bureaucratic, this stifles innovation and has slowed down almost every project my team has had. If that does not bother you then I suppose it is okay. A considerable amount of tech debt and infrastructure that is not scalable or requires stupid workarounds for complex but common problems. Another common characteristic of growing or transitioning midsize companies.

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Toast Inc Response
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Thank you for sharing this review, and for choosing to spend your internship with Toast. While I'm excited to hear you enjoyed working with your team, I'm disappointed to see the feedback you've provided. My team is fully dedicated to ensuring each student that comes to Toast has meaningful, formative experiences, and I'm sorry that wasn't reflected in your time with us. I'd love to learn more about recommendations you have for improving future programs. Please reach out to me directly on LinkedIn so we can discuss further. - Colleen Grant, Director of Early Career

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