User spent $17,000 on a bootcamp that provided generic projects and a rushed curriculum, leading to no job or mentorship. They expected more guidance, a clear roadmap, and realism about the time and effort required to become job-ready, beyond just tutorials.
I dropped $17,000 on a bootcamp that promised I’d be “job-ready in 12 weeks.” What I got was three generic portfolio projects (to-do app, weather app, CRUD dashboard), a rushed React crash course, and some resume tips that felt like they were written in 2015. No job. No mentorship. Just a Slack channel full of grads ghosting each other after week 13. They made it sound like all you needed was motivation and a willingness to learn. But when I got out, I realized I didn’t know how to build anything without following a tutorial. No clue how to start a real project from scratch. No idea how to even approach a job beyond cold applying. I don’t want to blame everything on the BootCamp. I did the work, I passed the modules... but damn, I expected more. Like… guidance? A roadmap? Some realism about how long it actually takes? Maybe I was naive. Maybe I should’ve known better. But I can’t help feeling like I got played. Am I the only one who feels this way?