u/Senior_Currency_4291 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I'm a little confused how this explains how Codesmith has more nuanced approaches. I don't necessarily agree with you on point #1. Though nothing may fully prepare any of us for any job until we are actually in that job, Codesmith leads its residents, myself included, to believe
u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
Yeah I feel so strongly about this I will not stop talking about it haha, but I appreciate people sharing all sides because definitions aren't important, helping people become happy and impactful engineers is and that's all I really care about at the end of the day.
I know a number of Codesmith grads that get roles beyond their experience and fight tooth and nail to hang on, and I know a lot more that have a wake up call during interviews OR get laid off or struggle on the job because of they started at the wrong level.
Like it's great to make a $140K out of Codesmith and post you celebratory humble brag Reddit post and load up your DMs with people asking you how to get into Codesmith, but a year later, a number of those poeple are a little lost when a layoff hits, or you are being outperformed by more junior employees and you don't know what to do to keep up and don't feel comfortable talking to anyone about it within the company because it might reveal your true background.... sorry tangent lol, but I've really seen the less appealing side of this and will continue to push back!