u/michaelnovati replied · · edited
My 2 cents observations from the people I talk to and work with:
- People have changing life circumstances: illness, family illness, accident, new child, visa issues
- People had the wrong motivations going in: changed their mind about SWE and now interested in Product Management, or they just wanted a big paycheck but didn't realize the skill or work ethic needed and getting there isn't a good a fit at this time
- Wrong expectations: miscommunication about what to expect, like quality of instructors, curriculum, speed, types of projects.
- "HR" issues: people gossiping about them, harassment or inappropriate comments, teachers quitting or being fired unexpectedly
- Failed out: didn't pass a test needed to continue
- Bad market: cutting your losses early if you don't think you'll get a job in your original timeframe - avoiding sunk cost fallacy