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In the US, more than 60% of people released from prison return, and our program alumni continue to prove that the way to stop the cycle is through career opport

In the US, more than 60% of people released from prison return, and our program alumni continue to prove that the way to stop the cycle is through career opportunities. Many TLM grads have returned home after decades in prison and gotten good jobs in tech. The key is making useful resources like coding classes available to those inside seeking opportunity. By the way - TLM is hiring a Dev Ops & IT Manager, if you want to help us grow our in-prison tech program: https://thelastmile.org/work-with-us/#2321 https://thelastmile.org/work-with-us/#2321

ano88888 6y ago
It is great that programming is helping people with criminal record. On the other hand, if you are a programmer , unless you are one of top ones in the world, anyone can compete with you. Someone can switch jobs and take a few months of code bootcamp and become your competitor. Your years of experience only make you less valuable. Anyone can spend a few months learning to code and replace you. The demand for programmers is strong right now but the supply is increasing so fast as even imamates can do it. It is sad on that perspective.
- red_trumpet 6y ago
  > Your years of experience only make you less valuable. Can you elaborate on that?
  - ano88888 6y ago
    age discrimination prevalent in the tech industry (unless you're the world top expert)
    - xiphias2 6y ago
      In my experience the only way to fight age discrimination is to reach out to ex-colleagues. I sent my otherwise great resume to many companies without any callback, but I didn't want to ask my friends for help as I wanted to do it alone. After talking to my colleague, who said ,,Oh sure, just tell me which companies you want to interview to, my wife works at Facebook anyways'', I was hired instantly.
- Tepix 6y ago
  Demand has been higher than supply for 4 decades or more. I don't see it changing in the next decade either.

ano88888 6y ago

It is great that programming is helping people with criminal record. On the other hand, if you are a programmer , unless you are one of top ones in the world, anyone can compete with you. Someone can switch jobs and take a few months of code bootcamp and become your competitor. Your years of experience only make you less valuable. Anyone can spend a few months learning to code and replace you. The demand for programmers is strong right now but the supply is increasing so fast as even imamates can do it. It is sad on that perspective.

red_trumpet 6y ago
> Your years of experience only make you less valuable. Can you elaborate on that?
- ano88888 6y ago
  age discrimination prevalent in the tech industry (unless you're the world top expert)
  - xiphias2 6y ago
    In my experience the only way to fight age discrimination is to reach out to ex-colleagues. I sent my otherwise great resume to many companies without any callback, but I didn't want to ask my friends for help as I wanted to do it alone. After talking to my colleague, who said ,,Oh sure, just tell me which companies you want to interview to, my wife works at Facebook anyways'', I was hired instantly.
Tepix 6y ago
Demand has been higher than supply for 4 decades or more. I don't see it changing in the next decade either.