Tech IndustryMay 14, 2019
LyftFzNF75

First generation seeking advice

I’m a 26 year old professional who moved to the Bay for work recently who works in Ops. Ever since I moved here, I’ve realized how much respect engineers receive because of the value they add to the company—especially since I’m in danger of being laid off. The future is relatively more secure and compensation is top of the line. Since I already have a degree in economics (non-quantitive focused) I am figuring out the least expensive way to break into this space. From my research, I’ve found the following pathways. 1. Free boot camps (Ex: Free-code camp, 42) 2. Online MOOCS and nano-degrees 3. Community college —> 4 year CS degree 4. Masters degree in CS 5. Coding boot camps If you have any advice or additional resources I’d really appreciate it!

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Lyft FzNF75 OP May 14, 2019

Correction: it’s RELATIVELY more secure

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amafang May 14, 2019

Lambda School?

Lyft FzNF75 OP May 14, 2019

Hmm $20k upfront or 17% of salary for two years seems pretty expensive.

Beckon dBqe01 May 14, 2019

DevOps? Why do you need to go to the bootcamp?

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MVxb56 May 14, 2019

May be not devops but business operations in general

Lyft FzNF75 OP May 14, 2019

Business intelligence sound like a good path as well

Google PCBro May 14, 2019

Nano degrees + undergrad. Your preferences will change along your career

Axtria DesiLaunda May 14, 2019

Nano degrees are a joke

Samsung cynt May 14, 2019

Lyft started laying off people?

Lyft FzNF75 OP May 14, 2019

Yep

Samsung cynt May 14, 2019

Because of stock price? Is engineering getting affected?

Lyft FzNF75 OP May 14, 2019

I’m not in engineering so can’t speak to that