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don't go to Hack Reactor/ Galvanize - choose another BootCamp like codesmith or app academy - they're probably better

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u/wulfcastle17 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

The problem is if you don’t lie you won’t get a job. The strategy that works is sell your self as a mid then let them level you at junior. Most juniors are hired in this manner. If you try to be Johnny honest junior you’ll never get a single interview. This is the game and the

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I have not. I grew up middle class in Canada and my summer internships paid for my public education. I consider not having student debt a great priveledge for sure. I work with many people who are severely not privileged, support them, cry with them, and celebrate with them, and it is absolutely brutal sometimes which is why I try to portray both sides of this. Being middle of the road doesn't mean being neutral. There are two loud camps on both sides and after working at Facebook especially I saw how silencing people who disagree with you only makes things worse. I do what I do to change lives and to change the world by enabling people from non traditional backgrounds to change the world. Period. And will always fight for people who are fighting for themselves.