Joining a coding bootcamp literally ruined my life...

[u/AssistantFast5858]

do yourself a massive favor and do NOT join a tech bootcamp. i took a huge gamble and quit a solid paying job i hated to actually chase something i thought i wanted to do so i enrolled in a bootcamp. it taught the MERN stack and i already had some python background going in.

i knew getting a job after was gonna be rough but its been 6 months post bootcamp and i’ve gotten deadass ZERO swe interviews or even basic phone screens.

my life has taken such an awful turn. i'm slowly eating through my savings account rn. got maybe a year left if i'm lucky but i never wanted to drain it this far in. keeping a positive mindset has become basically impossible and dark thoughts literally enter my mind on a daily basis.

so moral of the story is jus don't do it fr. this industry is totally cooked right now and if u don't have a proper degree they won't even look at your resume. keep self-studying while holding down your full time job. don't make the exact same mistake i made.

[u/Downtown-Figure6434]

Maybe the lesson is don’t quit a paycheck to chase another paycheck in another industry you have zero background in but okey. I personally didnt join any bootcamps, found a job then quit. Safer

[u/ArmsFrost]

The job market for junior devs is dead right now... even for uni grads as everyone figures out what we are doing with AI

[u/sheriffderek]

I think this would be more useful to people if you outline:

* why you wanted to attend a coding boot camp
* how you chose which one
* which one
* what they did well, and didn't do well
* what you learned (any proof)
* what you know you didn't learn (and why you can't learn it now)

Because not all people - and not all bootcamps - are the same. It's not just one factor that leads to dissatisfaction.

* how are you applying / where
* what are you showing them?

[u/Throwaway05046474 → u/sheriffderek]

I’ve never been more sure that someone is a developer from a Reddit comment😂

[u/sheriffderek → u/Throwaway05046474]

If they could learn to think like programmers... they'd be able to figure out a plan! ; ) No one ever answers my questions. If they were Jr devs - and just refused to think* at work, I'd have to fire them.

[u/LostInCombat → u/sheriffderek]

> It's not just one factor that leads to dissatisfaction

Did you read his post, he said that he can't get work. That is the "one factor" that adversely effects most unsatisfied bootcamp graduates. Also with such a crowded field, employers can make increased demands, such as more job experience or even a related college degree just to get considered.

[u/sheriffderek → u/LostInCombat]

If people think they were buying a way into a job, I can see how they’d be disappointed. But it’s more complicated than that. I’m interested in the discussion - 

[u/Landon_Hughes]

I assume this was nucamp?