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From Almost Flunking Out of Bootcamp to $200k: My Journey and Encouragement for New Software Engineers

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u/Sweet-Fold6449 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

lol but this person isn’t stuck in that cycle. They are successful and the companies they have worked for feel that they have contributed, since they are still employed. You’re trying to sell a product, and this answer seems like a poor understanding of how life actually ends up

u/michaelnovati replied ·
It sounds like you are familiar with my content, if not I can elaborate more. Bootcamp grads that succeed are non-reproducible cases. That doesn't mean that a bootcamp can't help people succeed, it just means there isn't a machine in place that can on average take in person A and produce successful engineer B. On a case by case basis you might observe a lot of things and patterns locally and I'm not gaslighting you. For every flight attendant turned engineer there is a story of someone who thought they had their dream job and got laid off and struggled to find a new job. I'm very supportive of bootcamps that set realistic expectations about what they do and don't do.