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I would go into debt to work for khan academy. they're doing something hard and worth while and doing it well

People should never be taken advantage of. If Khan Academy has the resources to pay people better than they should.

But, if they don't than I'm 100% with you. It's better to work on something worth doing for less money, then work on something you don't feel passionately about for more.

I joined Khan Academy as an intern in summer 2012 and have been with the company ever since. We're not going to top Facebook, but I can assure you that we compensate interns competitively. Given the massive contributions that interns like Elizabeth have made, nothing else would make sense to me.

That's great to hear. I have used Khan Academy in the past to brush up on math!

Are you still an intern there?

After my internship I worked part-time while finishing up my last year of school, then joined full-time after graduating.

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