Opinion on Arcade Proprietary Trading Firms?

I had prior back office internship experience at a well-known asset management firm. After that, I decided to do an internship as a Prop Trader where I got to manage my own trading portfolio. I was mainly taking positions in actively traded US stocks and ETFs for usually less than 10 minutes trying to exploit small trends in the market. The firm I was with didn't require a deposit and paid me out a % of my PnL plus provided me free training. I really enjoyed my time there and learned a lot about trading strategies and market structure. However, I am worried that potential employers will look at a no-name prop firm negatively. People seem to have really weird ideas about prop firms being scams. To add to all this, I've been looked down at by my peers in University for working at a shitty firm. I was wondering if you guys think I should keep or remove this experience from my resume when looking for full-time jobs. I think it has helped me get some front-office interviews I was having trouble getting like trading positions at large US HFs and highly regarded props. Is there a general consensus on this type of experience?

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