Just turned down a Job for training @ Treehouse

So you turned down an unpaid internship with a "guaranteed position" with an undetermined salary, who would charge you for quitting?

Yeah, you didn't lose much.

Here's a translation of your job description:

• 16 Weeks Unpaid Internship - Free Demo and reduced training costs
• 4 Weeks @ $45/day - Cheap Extended Demo and no unemployment considerations
• Two Year "Early Quitter" Penalty - Indentured service for donating your work and training yourself the first three months. You'll take what pay we give you, and you'll like it.

Don't give in. If you're going to work for free, do it for your own benefit and build a portfolio or something.

25k for leaving for less than 2 years Ridiculous

Any offer that involves threatening to charge you $25k for trying to escape up front is probably something you should avoid.

I would have done the same, having to pay that much to quit is a red flag for me.