Internship Experience Fell Short of all Expectations - Internship Aeste Works Employee Review

Overall, my 6-month internship here was challenging but genuinely rewarding. One of the best parts was getting to work on real systems that are actually used in live environments, definitely not the kind of internship where you’re just making coffee or doing busywork. Even though the company is very small (most days it was just me and the founder), I never felt unsupported. Despite the work-from-home setup, my supervisor was always available and easy to reach whenever I got stuck, which happened more often than I’d like to admit. The feedback I received was very honest and straightforward, but always constructive. You’ll know exactly what you did right and what needs improvement, which really helps you grow. Working hours were flexible, and there wasn’t any unnecessary deadline pressure. In fact, the faster you finished your tasks, the more you learned. So it kind of rewarded effort in a nice way.

Honestly, I couldn’t really think of any major cons from my experience. That said, some aspects of this internship might feel like cons depending on the person. The role requires a high level of independence, and at the beginning it can feel a bit overwhelming since you’re expected to understand the system and solve problems mostly on your own. There aren’t teammates around to turn to, so a lot of the time it’s just you, Google, and a lot of thinking. While this was challenging (and slightly scary) at first, it eventually helped me become much more confident, self-reliant, and better at problem-solving. Overall, it’s a great experience for interns who are curious, motivated, and willing to learn independently, but it may not be ideal if you’re looking for something very structured or heavily guided.

🔹It was an opportunity of a really steep learning curve - takes great amount of effort and hard work that is necessary to acquire great amount of knowledge and skills in engineering. Real engineering project is given thus every day is a challenging day. On point with the objective of an internship to learn as much as possible even if it's just in a short duration of time. 🔹 I had the privilege of learning directly from one of the best, highly reputable engineer mastering in many fields - chip design, embedded system, web application, the list goes on... 🔹Flexible hours and attire. 🔹Internship allowance given. And, its more than the average. 🔹Occasional lunch and movies together. Talks are always fruitful and interesting! 🔹Great companies of colleagues with interesting backgrounds. 🔹Convenient location - near LRT and has free car park nearby. 🔹Pantry is available to make tea or coffee. 🔹 I truly enjoyed having my internship here, eventhough it was only 6 months of my life it was definitely an unforgettable one!

🔹It is quite overwhelming at the beginning because everything seems new and foreign but it definitely gets better as you learn more. 🔹Guidance are given but the work progress are based on our abilities, so if we can't catch up fast our work performance are certainly affected thus we can't contribute as much. 🔹 High expectations to meet and heavy workload that requires critical thinking can be quite pressuring, but as the saying goes, a diamond is just a piece of coal without a whole lot of pressure!