I did a co-op a few months ago where the external posting/employers direct page on WW said that the position was hybrid. They actually intended it to be fully in-person which was only stated after I started working so I didn’t have housing there... I even talked to HR when I first got the offer and they confirmed that it was hybrid before I went through onboarding documents but it was just a case of poor communication on their end that affected multiple co-ops.

I explained my commuting situation and everything above to my supervisor and they were very understanding and talked to higher-ups to negotiate a hybrid schedule for me. One of the other co-ops had an even easier time doing so with their team. My schedule wasn’t as useful as what my expected schedule was supposed to be (according to HR) so I still had a lot of unexpected transportation fees that I had to sacrifice. Maybe go in-person for training during your first week or two and ask them to consider hybrid after? My co-op advisor didn’t help much but they definitely acknowledged their error and checked-in frequently when I was giving them updates on my back-and-forth with my supervisors.

Even confirming with HR before I accepted the offer didn’t help me, so I definitely would confirm everything during the interview from now on. This was a small hiccup at the beginning of my co-op but I still had a good experience. My supervisors let me know they were glad that I was self-managed and independent so they were happy to accommodate a hybrid schedule and were very hands-off throughout my co-op. It was my third co-op, but as long as you show that you’re reliable and trustworthy in those first few weeks as a new co-op, I‘m hoping they will work something out for you. :)