You're right in that it's about experience and not about the money, BUT if it's a tech company that can't properly compensate, it should be a big red light. Al

You're right in that it's about experience and not about the money, BUT if it's a tech company that can't properly compensate, it should be a big red light. All the internships I've done and folks I knew in CS/CE/EE, I don't recall anyone having an unpaid internship.