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Thinking of quitting my job as a SWE after completing a bootcamp to upskill.

r/codingbootcamp

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

Along the same lines of thought: Believe it or not bootcamps won't teach you much (because it's a survey of concepts not the rigor to do things correct or make something production ready)

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Again, see my other comments, I'm very bias and this is my personal opinion, people can upskill their day to day practical skills a lot on the job and this why I believe it's important for people to get the RIGHT job out of their bootcamps (if they have the luxury) and not the highest paying job OR the most prestigious company to brag about. If more bootcamp grads were able to take the top-tier apprenticeship route (e.g. Airbnb, Dropbox, Asana, Intuit, etc...) they would get the support and ramp up they need to catch up to the CS grads with 3 internships and enter top tier impactful roles as amazing entry level SWEs. Unfortunately these tend to be 1. paid at like $90K to $100K so top bootcamps like Codesmith steer you away from these and rarely talk about them. 2. they tend to be focused on increasing diversity in tech and promoted in channels focused on those areas and not necessarily as easy to find. 3. they tend to be seasonal. 4. they are absurdly competitive. Dropbox's has like hard LC problems just to pass the initial screen phase. In terms of non-practical skills, people can upskill their fundamentals and do interview prep with a variety of options ranging from free to very expensive, but they certainly exist and happy to go into more.