Seeing internships become fewer at many tech companies tells me a bunch of stuff:

1. No plans to convert a year out. You run internships when you know a year later you’ll do new grad hiring

2. Not enough capacity for mentoring. Interns need at least one mentor - which takes time away from an eng doing whatever they do. On larger teams there’s more “slack” time. On small teams, rarely

3. Team dynamics less important. Interns really boost morale on teams - found this underrated, always.

4. Career growth not important. Mentoring interns grows that mentorship skill that is (used to be?) important for seniors.

Food for thought on all