u/BeepBoopEXTERMINATE wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
This subreddit has definitely shifted over time. There was a time where bootcamps were super viable options and there were actually good bootcamps available. The market has shifted and the bootcamp climate has changed. Many “good” bootcamps have changed their practices over the
u/michaelnovati replied ·
+1 to this. This subreddit is FAR from perfect, but the sentiment here is a gauge of the overall bootcamp industry - whether it's more or less extreme, doesn't really matter.
The sentiment is bad because the market is bad and acting as if bootcamps never even existed.
I feel bad because some people DO have GREAT bootcamp experiences and they want to share that with the world, but sadly these are edge cases and not reproducible outcomes. I'm thrilled that you were the edge case of the bootcamp industry and got a good job, but that doesn't mean everyone else will.