u/Traditional_Leg_6938 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I've heard this refrain a lot about formation, "I've learned a lot!". They EXCEL at teaching the basics but they are poor at job placement, which you admit you have zero exposure to. They can't be blamed for the current market but all of the career services they've offered have b
u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
The market is really tough right now and taking a tole on a lot of people who don't have jobs. There are a number of people who have been in the program for longer than they wanted and they can get frustrated at the job hunt and ongoing practice when they are ready to run. In the personal trainer analogy, it's different when you are training to shed the weight/build muscle vs when you're just maintaining your weight. Some people leave and give up job hunting even though their skills are at the bar.
We feel our never-ending training until you get a job is a huge value add in this market, and it costs us more and more money to train people as a result of the market.
But we can't create headcount that doesn't exist and if someone joined expecting a job handed to them, they joined for the wrong reasons, and we're happy to have you leave on very generous terms to take responsibility for the misunderstanding.