I heard from a previous Shopify intern last term (Summer 2025) that some people that reneged the Shopify offer got banned on WaterlooWorks and their co-op credit taken away. Can anyone attest to this?
Bc I have a job on WaterlooWorks that hopefully I will get matched to, and if I renege on Shopify, and I lose the co-op credit, then I think the coming co-op term doesn't count as a bonafide co-op program, so the position doesn't get government financial support, which I'm afraid may cause the job that I get matched to on WW to rescend their offer cus they don't get government financial support.
Otherwise I don't really care about whether I get co-op credit or have access to WW next term.
FYI I talked to a co-op advisor and they confirmed it's possible for an external company that I reneged on to report me to WW and get me banned, which in turn means the next co-op term doesn't receive government financial support. I am also not sure whether the company I previously mentioned on WW cares about the goveernment financial support, and I'm not sure who to contact to ask this question without being sus.
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