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Where to start? When I applied, I had an idea that this place wasn't going to be like the usual coding bootcamps out there. To my amazement, they replied to my application, I made it through their tech quiz, then enrollment game process and to the last two interviews. Then I was accepted for their last official cohort.
It's been a very tough experience. The main problem I have is that you are provided with minimal instruction. I wish I were joking. For a total career transitioner like myself (art major in college), I feel like I have been in the dark from the beginning. There isn't much difference between sitting at a library anywhere working on Codacademy or FCC in terms of what I've been learning. I've made some friends at least and I know that I am not the only one that feels this way. Safety in numbers. I just keep to myself when it comes to the higher ups. Some of them are clearly trying but when you have a megallomaniacal founder, they can only do so much.
The founder/owner has become more scarce since I started. He conducts Monday mandatory meetings where we listen to him use strange antedotes and mostly ramble about more changes. He adviced us to seek out "rejection therapy" as well. It's very disorganized and can be chaotic. His moods are up and down and you never know what to expect.
Out of the first two cohorts, only one person has gotten an actual tech job. Another person got a job , but I don't know if it counts if she already has a CS degree and is white, blonde, and cute, too. Meaning that her odds were better that some of ours. Seems that if you're a white male there's a target on your back as they're waiting for you to do something wrong. There were more women when I joined compared to now and it seems like more people disappear every week.
I'm 100% concerned that I'm not going to get a job from my participation here. Much time is spent at "player support meetings" where we talk about our feelings as opposed to getting right down to coding. There are many distractions too and then the popularity contests. Kind of like high school. But it's people trying to outdo each other with drama that they draw to themselves and how sad some of their lives are. I mean this with no disrespect, just as I see it.
There is no career coaching, no career advice, and the best things are shared with me by other students. In terms of job support, interviewing, and that part, I mean. We are all doing our best in a weird situation. If people don't get jobs, how is Learners Guild going to stay in business? |
