BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
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BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
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Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#2makes sense, considering that the current economic climate in the tech industry will impact bootcamp grads the most.
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#3Glad to see this, Lambda School is extremely scummy. Can’t be bothered to operate legally, and lied about it: https://twitter.com/sandofsky/status/1211717254712135680?lan...
I really think that the law should be changed so that doing stuff like that would have been a prison term for the CEO (Allred).
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#4> employees will get normal pay and medical benefits until January 31, 2023 and are “expected to work” through that period.
So severance but they have to keep working too? Seems rough. Hard to imagine anyone in that situation would focus on working for their soon-to-be former employer.
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#5> employees will get normal pay and medical benefits until January 31, 2023 and are “expected to work” through that period. So severance but they have to keep working too? Seems rough. Hard to imagine anyone in that situation would focus on working for their soon-to-be former employer.
Immigration status dodge? Say you "expect them to work", but don't enforce it, so they aren't technically unemployed and the H1B clock doesn't start ticking right away?
Maybe trying to game unemployment insurance rates? If someone is employed they can't go on unemployment, hopefully in two months some of them find something new driving down your costs compared to firing them and having them apply right away?
It's a pipe dream if they think anyone laid off will be putting any effort in.
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#6Has anyone had success hiring bootcamp grads?
I’ve interviewed dozens and their resume will say something like “Fellow at [bootcamp]” or “Instructor at [bootcamp]”, and it turns out they made a simple programming 101 app and taught a 1hr intro to JavaScript class.
None have ever passed an initial screening by me for mid level dev jobs, but I’m curious if anyone else has hired a bootcamp grad for a junior role and had a great experience.
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#7Perhaps irrelevant to the thread at hand, but as I see other commenters mentioning programming fellowships I'll ask here:
I recently saw a mention of a programming fellowship program on HN that I thought sounded really interesting. It was for experienced programmers, I believe mostly virtual, and was free-or-cheap. The idea behind it was to give programmers excited about programming a space to explore new ideas. I've been unable to find it since - Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#8Has anyone had success hiring bootcamp grads? I’ve interviewed dozens and their resume will say something like “Fellow at [bootcamp]” or “Instructor at [bootcamp]”, and it turns out they made a simple programming 101 app and taught a 1hr intro to JavaScript class. None have ever passed an initial screening by me for mid level dev jobs, but I’m curious if anyone else has hired a bootcamp grad for a junior role and had…
I've met some people with physics and accounting degrees who took boot camps and had success, but the people I've seen succeed were already problem solvers and math-aware. They just needed to know the language and routines.
On the other hand, I dropped out of school and have been programming for a majority of my life. I was never accused of being incompetent or underperforming, but there was a point in my career where I was not going to progress without deeper math skills. That said, it only takes a couple years to learn.
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#9> employees will get normal pay and medical benefits until January 31, 2023 and are “expected to work” through that period. So severance but they have to keep working too? Seems rough. Hard to imagine anyone in that situation would focus on working for their soon-to-be former employer.
That's actually very common in a lot of countries. I think the US is the outlier in the expectation that notice and stopping of work are concurrent. Same with quitting a job. In Germany it's normal to give 3 months notice before quitting.
Re: BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff
#10Has anyone had success hiring bootcamp grads? I’ve interviewed dozens and their resume will say something like “Fellow at [bootcamp]” or “Instructor at [bootcamp]”, and it turns out they made a simple programming 101 app and taught a 1hr intro to JavaScript class. None have ever passed an initial screening by me for mid level dev jobs, but I’m curious if anyone else has hired a bootcamp grad for a junior role and had…
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