Fantastic! Well done. Truly. The job’s in Boston. Magically, you have no moving costs and find a studio apartment that includes all utilities for $1500 per month (an almost unheard of bargain). It’s in Brighton, so you’ll need a monthly $85 train pass for the 40 min commute.
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So... math time: Salary: $50,000 After taxes: $32,234pic.twitter.com/Q37V5jjcZU
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Now, let’s subtract living costs... Annual take home: $32,234 After rent ($1500*12): $14,234 After phone ($70*12): $13,394 After internet ($40*12): $12,914 After food ($400*12): $8,114
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Boston is expensive... After living expenses: $8,114 We still have a 17% annual fee. 17% of $50K = $8,500 Uh. Oh. We are now -$386 in debt.
Damn, bro... we never even went out for a beer. We lived within our frugal AF budget and STILL came up short.2 replies 1 retweet 13 likesShow this thread -
So, yeah. Please, Do NOT fall prey to boot camp recruitment tactics like this one. It really IS too “good” to be true.
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elisabete.codes Retweeted Austen Allred
PS... this comment is also BS. Remember what I said about Tech culture being hella pretentious? If exceptions are made to give your “non-college degree, no experience, non-culture fit” self a shot. They will most definitely be low-balling that offer.https://twitter.com/austenallred/status/1017642889466146816?s=21 …
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Replying to @Elisabete
If they’re paying $50k in Boston we would encourage you not to take that job!
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The hard thing is that in many rural areas a $50k job is enough to buy a great house and live very comfortably forever, so we have to have pricing inclusive of rural areas. But in Boston our average salary is $90k!
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Hold up. Your saying someone who graduated from your ~7 month program, without a traditional 4 year degree and no professional coding experience, should expect $90K as a base starting salary? In Boston? Did I understand you correctly?
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That’s not what I say should happen, that’s what our data says has happened in Boston
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And if any student were offered a $50k/yr job in Boston I would encourage them not to take it. Even without an income share agreement it’d be tough to make it on that salary, and our students can do better. Now $55k/yr in rural Ohio? Sure.
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