u/michaelnovati replied ·
u/Sea-Fix-4099 do you have more info or a source?
App Academy Layoffs
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u/Sea-Fix-4099 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
The information can be found in the App Academy discord in the alumni chat. Several of the instructional and coach staff were disconnected and had their permissions revoked. Announcement likely to come Monday.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Ah ok, keep me posted!
Are their signs of program cutbacks or changes? Or potentially even pauses or shutdowns - like ALL instructors revoked?
They still have a couple of cohorts on their website coming up.
u/Melodic-Big-4865 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
The part-time program is being cut. In-flight cohorts will graduate but they're not enrolling new students.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Thanks for sharing that, that's very noteworthy. It was almost a year long part time program too.
Do you know why they cut part-time instead of full time?
u/Melodic-Big-4865 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
It's a bigger team due to the length of program, and the economics weren't working out with the removal of the ISA option.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Ah interesting. Another program seems to be going in the other direction, they only have 2025 part time listed instead of full time. But I it might be that people quitting their jobs to do a full time bootcamp with very rough 12 month placement rates doesn't make sense too.
I'm curious if App Academy is seeing that too or not
u/Original-Double-8259 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Good luck to anyone still actually looking for a job... they cut 26 people.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
That sounds like a lot, how many staff did they have to begin with and what percentage is that?
u/TopComplaint9533 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
This dude fishes hard for info about other bootcamps failing
u/michaelnovati replied ·
I fish hard for facts, good and bad :D