Idk man... Tech Elevator just wasn't it for me

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u/michaelnovati replied · May 24, 2024

Thanks for sharing this as a personal opinion :D, far too many posts share opinions as objective statements about a program.

u/SoThisIs4everHuh wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

The way it was advertised to students is the issue. The pathway took up more time than the curriculum. And there were graded assignments that if you didn’t “pass” could be grounds for dismissal from the program with no refund. If you already had a bachelor’s degree, for the pri

u/michaelnovati replied · May 25, 2024

I largely agree too, I think the master's is a good analogy. For that price, if you are just going to be learning and not handed a job, then doing a master's might be a better choice for a lot of people.

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

How do the bootcamps that guarantee a job still run a profit in this market?

u/michaelnovati replied · Jun 5, 2024

They aren't and they are closing. The ones that do like TripleTen and Springboard, are incentiveized to get you to 1. stay long enough to owe the full amount, 2. not help you on the job hunt so you miss rigid requirements and eye the full amount. This is cynical way of looking at it, but my personal opinion is just that it doesn't work unless most people get jobs and in this market most people aren't getting jobs.