What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs after a coding bootcamp

Re:What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs af... by Wwhite on Monday November 21, 2016 @12:58PM (#13007413)

At least only 2.8 percent of the companies he contacted were interested in hiring someone whose only genuine reason to be interested in software development is the salary. Now I remember why I've gravitated towards sysadmin rather than dev, and avoid the big tech companies and their cult of overpaid mediocrity.

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Re:What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs af... by exolymph on Monday November 21, 2016 @01:09PM (#13007512)

Companies only care about your passion for your craft insofar as it affects your willingness to work overtime for less than you're worth.

(That's a slight exaggeration to make a cynical point, but not far from the truth.)

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Re:What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs af... by gxespino on Monday November 21, 2016 @06:43PM (#13010353)

How did you infer from his post that his only genuine reason for becoming a developer was due to salary?

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Re:What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs af... by Wwhite on Monday November 21, 2016 @09:25PM (#13011128)

It is just an inference, for sure, but I reread the post, less angry, and imagining the author was a student I respected; It still comes off a bit crass, especially these two quotes:

"A less-talked about part of the bootcamper’s journey is what happens after you graduate — when you’re searching for that six-figure developer position."

"As I got more experience, I effectively “leveled up.” I became capable of completing interviews at companies with higher hiring bars. This is illustrated below as a linear correlation between the number of weeks I was into the process and the base salary I was offered."

At the same time, if I imagine the author as a (highly organized) co-worker, seeking a better salary, I have a bit more respect for the legwork he has put in (although it is highly unlikely anyone with a full time gig would have the time for it).

It remains unclear whether salary was the author's only reason to become a developer; there is only the absence of counterevidence. I would definitely feel uncomfortable hiring or working with a junior employee who attempts to "mask (their) inexperience", even during the hiring process.

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