the biggest obvious drawback (as i'm sure you know, if you trawled through all of the Reddit threads concerning eIntern as most people did) is that they will pay you 50k (or thereabouts) for work that is worth more. And there will be a 2 year contract with a stipulation that if you break it, you are liable for a 20k fine. to their credit, they are pretty up-front about that. so yeah, it's basically indentured servitude. and you know what? get used to it - anytime you work for somebody, you pretty much get exploited. that's how working for people goes - for every dime they pay you, you make them a dollar.
also, the training is 10 weeks, and then there's a period where you are designated as 'marketable' (lovely descriptor), and that's a stressful time as you are basically studying to prepare yourself for interviews and any programming question interviewers might throw at you (the studying will feel meaningless there). some people get hired quickly (sometimes before training is even completed), but i've seen people stay 'on the market' for over 10 weeks. and they only pay you a 'stipend' ($600 a week, which isn't bad if you don't have any debt to pay, but unfortunately most of us do). so be prepared for that.
and as you probably already know, you do not get a choice of what city you will work in. i imagine this whole process would be pretty stressful for somebody with a family (i couldn't imagine doing it if i had a wife and kids, but luckily i'm single and friendless). they also expect you to find a place on your own within i think two weeks of them telling you that you've been hired somewhere, so that can be pretty stressful too.
i see my con section is larger than the pro one, but don't get the wrong impression - it did get me the job that i wanted. i'm not disillusioned. these guys have been around for a while, and somehow, they must be doing something right, because they keep sticking around.
