I may have the opportunity to go to a 4 month coding bootcamp free of charge (normally they are like $10-15k). I would be receiving severance and unemployment so financially I can afford to do it without any stress.
I would love to work for a healthcare tech startup and eventually (5 or so years from now) start my own company. I am a bit of a Luddite but I have done some basic coding on CodeAcademy. My aim is just to understand technology and software engineering better and develop some basic coding skills. I know a coding bootcamp won't make me a real SWE.
My sister @NotFrozenYetStillChosen is against it because she thinks ChatGPT will make any basic coding skills obsolete and if I do a SWE course then that sort of funnels me into that line of employment. She also thinks I can develop the skills I'm seeking on my own & that any startup is more focused on the team you bring. If I want to be a CEO/founder I should learn more business. She's very successful and knows business stuff so her opinion is pretty informed.
I do think she has a point but I'm still very drawn to this. My knowledge of technology is embarrassingly inadequate yet I find it so interesting….computers are like magic.
My other option is to get another big pharma job & pocket the severance as a bonus.
What do the nerds here advise? Especially the business nerds.
Edit: thank you business nerds, I will finish my project management certification instead and learn tech things on my own!!!
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No, there is a glut of people in software atm so unless you really want that job, ur better off in another field
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Okay thanks!!! I'll just learn about tech on my own for my own education
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Consider just going for the healthcare tech startup directly without the bootcamp? You could probably look to get a non tech role at those places if you have job experience in big pharma. I don't think the bootcamp would help much at all for that
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Yes I am def going to look into that!!
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Cool, I guess it might open more doors for you or something (just keep that in mind I guess)
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I think that's the right attitude. There might be a lot of coders but there's not a lot of good coders. It really works for me is it gives me a great tool set that's very overpowered so I can code and do other stuff
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The coding world is full of r-slurs who barely know shit and don't want to improve but want the higher pay and there is a severe lack of good developers.
If you can walk into an interview and talk like you aren't brain dead, you can get a job. If you spend your time learning good coding practices and write code that isn't fricking gibberish that no one else can understand and that actually runs properly, you can keep your job.
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i wish i had done smth else, tbh
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I like programming so I will stick around, but if you hate programming and are just in it for the money, you're gonna have a bad time
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I'm just in it for the money, it's a pretty good time. Coding jobs are essentially part time positions so it's nicer than any other white collar job
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i love programming but I hate money
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