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From healthcare (nursing) to tech within a year. AMA.

r/codingbootcamp

u/Beautiful-Ninja5244 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

This post is fake af. Account created 1 day again and no post history. $140k TC from a bootcamp in 2023 is nothing but a sales pitch from the bootcamp. Congrats on fooling the mass!

u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
I'm really plugged into to Codesmith and this post is not fake in the sense that the content is incorrect or that the responses are not genuine, but leadership members at this program do indeed monitor this subreddit and react to posts. I wrote [this code review a couple days ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/codingbootcamp/comments/16v4fig/codesmith_osp_code_review_numerous_unbreak_now/) that was then shared internally to numerous people and actioned very quickly in a number of ways. They do ways to get successful, dedicated alumni to post on Reddit and respond to things but I haven't seen evidence they put words in people's mouths directly. I asked the OP directly and they acknowledge that "Codesmith always encourages us to share our stories to help others" but that this post was not encouraged or prompted, and I have to believe the person. I do know less successful graduates who were never asked once to "share their story"