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Codesmith is down and they can't access their AWS because of incompetence. I've had enough of their claims to go from "zero to mid/level senior engineers" when they repeatedly demonstrate lack of engineering competence (this isn't the first incident)

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

The official on the record answer - we used the word Fellow because our industry doesn't have many competitors: Interview Kickstart and Pathrise. Pathris used the word Fellows so we copied them and used the word Fellow. So that our customers could compare the two familiarly. I'm

u/michaelnovati replied · DELETED · archived copy · edited ★ FEATURED
Here is what AI says to the question: "Is Formation Fellowship a paid job" "No — Formation is not a paid job, nor does it offer employment. It’s a paid fellowship/training program (focused on interview prep and career coaching), not a salaried position." Here is what it thinks about Codesmith: "are oslabs engineers paid?" "Yes - OSLabs does pay engineers in at least one of its key programs" Like I don't think you'll find anything anywhere that would make a reasonable person think Formation Fellows are paid roles - but acknowledge that edge case people might be confused because of the multiple definitions. But in Codesmith's case like everything is blatantly twisted to appear that way. This discrepancy is one of the 3 primary reasons I've been going after Codesmith. Dictionary definitions aside, what the leaders of these companies do and stand for and their integrity matters because both are small companies. That's why I take a hit for being so blunt and direct about my opinions about Codesmith, because it can appear that I have a grudge and go after them too hard. But no, in my PERSONAL OPINION (not a fact) Codesmith is running some kind of borderline fraud/scam and I will not sit back and let it happen and I play within the rules in doing so even if that looks negative on my personality.