what percentage of people do you think? drop out because they are advertising a something percent placement rate within 6 months and the fine print says that about 70% of people graduate.
do you feel like of the people you started with, than more than 70% are still there?
u/sheriffderek wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
To be fair - it seems like this person made a bad decision. Not everything is a scam. Are there much better options? (yes)
u/michaelnovatireplied·★ FEATURED
Yeah at Formation we support people until they get a job and it's very understandable that some people will change their mind and not job hunt, or change paths.
On a human level, at Formation, if you do 100 mentor sessions, a hundred practice tasks, and you change your mind about job hunting, it's not fair to get your money back or not pay anything. We'll keep supporting you and you are choosing to leave.
Ultimately the contract you sign governs the relationship though and if you owe the money you'll owe the money, so if you don't want to compromise and approach the situation reasonably then you shouldn't expect to not pay anything. You are working with businesses and you are asking all your peers to pay for you if you do that.
For example, if a program offers you a contractual promise that they don't fulfill and the contract says you don't owe anything then you shouldn't pay anything! But if that's the case then it's all factored into the business model.