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I've heard similar stories a few times already, basically every time the economy goes bad. E.g. in 2008 or after the dotcom crash, you either had a job and nothing bad happened, or you lost a job and couldn't get hired. On local levels it also happens when a big factory closes and whole small cities tumble into poverty.
I saw a story around 2008 about fired bankers. They had trouble to buy food with their food stamps because they came to the shop with their expensive cars. It turns out they lost the house, were living in the car, and there was a market glut of expensive cars from all these other fired ex-rich people so even if they wanted they could not sell for a decent price. Besides, things had changed so fast under their feet, they didn't have time to sell the car yet.
I saw a story around 2008 about fired bankers. They had trouble to buy food with their food stamps because they came to the shop with their expensive cars. It turns out they lost the house, were living in the car, and there was a market glut of expensive cars from all these other fired ex-rich people so even if they wanted they could not sell for a decent price. Besides, things had changed so fast under their feet, they didn't have time to sell the car yet.
If you remember the "belt tightening of the '80's" under Reagan, who couldn't understand financial math either, it takes thousands of mindless layoffs, "across the board" in order to add up to the millions that are destined to be disenfranchised, a large number of whom will drop completely from the statistics forevermore.
Remember this is when GDP was invented, then for previous years when there was only GNP, those were converted to GDP values very slyly in a way to "not freak people out" about how much worse it was than before.
Even Chevron is bound to layoff about 8,000 according to recent announcements, of course they can afford to take their time like few non-oil companies can, but it'll all be over for these dedicated employees of theirs before the end of 2026.
Same kind of bubbles there were back then, once millions have been set back generations, everyone else will largely think there are no lingering problems because they actually have jobs. There is some air of success from those who did luck out in the numbers game, because of the atmosphere where people know it's harder to get or keep a career going. So they highly value the job they have more than ever, but really can't afford very much sympathy for so many millions that can not be saved.
Remember this is when GDP was invented, then for previous years when there was only GNP, those were converted to GDP values very slyly in a way to "not freak people out" about how much worse it was than before.
Even Chevron is bound to layoff about 8,000 according to recent announcements, of course they can afford to take their time like few non-oil companies can, but it'll all be over for these dedicated employees of theirs before the end of 2026.
Same kind of bubbles there were back then, once millions have been set back generations, everyone else will largely think there are no lingering problems because they actually have jobs. There is some air of success from those who did luck out in the numbers game, because of the atmosphere where people know it's harder to get or keep a career going. So they highly value the job they have more than ever, but really can't afford very much sympathy for so many millions that can not be saved.
> a large number of whom will drop completely from the statistics forevermore.
U-6 unemployment and labor force participation rates capture everyone.
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm
https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-lab...
There are also many other places un and underemployed people show up, such as income quintiles, tax return statistics, and eventually, revenue and net income in publicly listed business’ financials.
U-6 unemployment and labor force participation rates capture everyone.
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm
https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-lab...
There are also many other places un and underemployed people show up, such as income quintiles, tax return statistics, and eventually, revenue and net income in publicly listed business’ financials.
Did you read and understand this part on how you would go about including yourself in U-6?
>Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work.
If it gets to the point where very many of the unfortunates can not give a reason and have it register, they're out of there.
Always have been when it's government malfeasance.
There's got to be an easy out or the sentiment could get so negative that the people that still have money will stop spending too, which is even worse. Remember how that was? That's why we don't have anything like Bell Labs today.
With things like this I think it's straightforward to indicate you don't have the experience without actually stating that you don't.
>Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work.
If it gets to the point where very many of the unfortunates can not give a reason and have it register, they're out of there.
Always have been when it's government malfeasance.
There's got to be an easy out or the sentiment could get so negative that the people that still have money will stop spending too, which is even worse. Remember how that was? That's why we don't have anything like Bell Labs today.
With things like this I think it's straightforward to indicate you don't have the experience without actually stating that you don't.
>If it gets to the point where very many of the unfortunates can not give a reason and have it register, they're out of there.
But still in labor force participation rate.
The point is they are in the statistics, just look at the right statistics.
It seems reasonable that even U-6 excludes people who would not be working regardless of what is going on in the economy, as it is trying to be the broadest measure of the ratio of people working who would be working if there were agreeable economic conditions.
But still in labor force participation rate.
The point is they are in the statistics, just look at the right statistics.
It seems reasonable that even U-6 excludes people who would not be working regardless of what is going on in the economy, as it is trying to be the broadest measure of the ratio of people working who would be working if there were agreeable economic conditions.
I'm told that the French don't have to put up with this crap because they are much more willing to go on strike, even after securing a cushy, high-paying job. I think it must be a herd immunity thing; ever since being unceremoniously fired from my first real job in my 20s, my attitude has been that I will be a conscientious worker to the utmost, up until the point that my employer deigns to screw me. At that point, my attitude becomes, "Fire me."
Mostly, they do not.
The times they did, their hard-nosed facade softened considerably when they realized that I was willing not only to drop everything immediately and leave them high-and-dry, but also to come after them for anything they might owe me. If more were willing to say no to being exploited, it probably wouldn't even get that far. People can make due, but you don't have a company if you don't have your employees. Messing with the "disposable" ones should immediately get even the most secure on the picket line, but it doesn't seem to (unless you're an actor or writer).
Mostly, they do not.
The times they did, their hard-nosed facade softened considerably when they realized that I was willing not only to drop everything immediately and leave them high-and-dry, but also to come after them for anything they might owe me. If more were willing to say no to being exploited, it probably wouldn't even get that far. People can make due, but you don't have a company if you don't have your employees. Messing with the "disposable" ones should immediately get even the most secure on the picket line, but it doesn't seem to (unless you're an actor or writer).
We have a Labor Law that protects employees.
Work here is not perceived as an ultimate goal in life, and someone who is a hard worker is seen just as that: a hard worker. Not some kind of saint.
We like to works, this brings all kind of advantages in everyday life, but this is not at all driven by a puritan culture - rather like something you get to like because you meet people and so on.
We earn less, but also take less to the grave.
Work here is not perceived as an ultimate goal in life, and someone who is a hard worker is seen just as that: a hard worker. Not some kind of saint.
We like to works, this brings all kind of advantages in everyday life, but this is not at all driven by a puritan culture - rather like something you get to like because you meet people and so on.
We earn less, but also take less to the grave.
French Labor have rights that are illegal in the USA.
Taft-Hartley Act [1947] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act
It's been all downhill since. With a brief respite under the Biden Admin, passing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs (aka BIL), CHIPS Act, and Inflation Reduction Act all significantly boosted Labor and unions. Plus other efforts, like rescuing the pensions of ~2 million workers.
Taft-Hartley Act [1947] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act
It's been all downhill since. With a brief respite under the Biden Admin, passing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs (aka BIL), CHIPS Act, and Inflation Reduction Act all significantly boosted Labor and unions. Plus other efforts, like rescuing the pensions of ~2 million workers.
I am too young to have lived through it and understand my observation is likely not novel, but it is new to me. I am a millennial born in the 90s, which means I didn’t really practically absorb any dotcom fallout either. Even 2008 was an insignificant blip to me - I'm outside the US as well.
I made this point at my last indie conference [0] and got crucified by half the audience (see the section "When the Industry Hurts, We Listen")
Granted, it was a PR blunder to call my own audience members ignorant..
To your point: as organizers we can viscerally confirm it's intractable to generate mass awareness. Corpos really got us all siloed.
[0] https://handmadecities.com/news/hms-2024-my-honest-take/
Granted, it was a PR blunder to call my own audience members ignorant..
To your point: as organizers we can viscerally confirm it's intractable to generate mass awareness. Corpos really got us all siloed.
[0] https://handmadecities.com/news/hms-2024-my-honest-take/
It’s also a remote role. There aren’t many of those available anymore given how much it was abused.
This is why I built tangerine feed for remote roles. It turns out there are tons of remote roles and you can get an edge by applying first. It has unfortunately come down to a numbers game with low odds.
https://tangerinefeed.net
Still working on filtering etc, pardon the work in progress.
https://tangerinefeed.net
Still working on filtering etc, pardon the work in progress.
I'm on both sides of this right now, hiring senior engineers for companies I consult for, while considering getting back to full time technical focus in a staff/principal role.
When I'm hiring, I'm having to trudge through a TON of irrelevant resumes, and some super weird interviews with folks lying about their location or clearly relying on LLMs for answers to broad questions experienced folks with very general software knowledge should be able to talk about easily.
For getting hired, my resume acceptance rate was abysmal when I usually do pretty well, but when I actually get to talk to folks I can sense relief that I am who I say I am and have real experience. Offers are coming in at a range similar to 2021.
It's a very noisy atmosphere at the moment. I think folks experiencing the anxiety I felt at the start of my search should rest assured that there are real jobs for people who do real work. AI definitely isn't taking them. Getting face to face with the person who needs your skills is hard these days, but going through your network helps a lot and if that fails, persistence still works. If you need to hire, I've found going through my network to circumvent the applicant spam very effective for that side as well.
We're a community, and we can do a lot of good for ourselves and each other by connecting directly when our usual channels for placement are so unreliable these days.
When I'm hiring, I'm having to trudge through a TON of irrelevant resumes, and some super weird interviews with folks lying about their location or clearly relying on LLMs for answers to broad questions experienced folks with very general software knowledge should be able to talk about easily.
For getting hired, my resume acceptance rate was abysmal when I usually do pretty well, but when I actually get to talk to folks I can sense relief that I am who I say I am and have real experience. Offers are coming in at a range similar to 2021.
It's a very noisy atmosphere at the moment. I think folks experiencing the anxiety I felt at the start of my search should rest assured that there are real jobs for people who do real work. AI definitely isn't taking them. Getting face to face with the person who needs your skills is hard these days, but going through your network helps a lot and if that fails, persistence still works. If you need to hire, I've found going through my network to circumvent the applicant spam very effective for that side as well.
We're a community, and we can do a lot of good for ourselves and each other by connecting directly when our usual channels for placement are so unreliable these days.
A market correction is definitely taking place and jobs like the one in the post that are fully remote are highly coveted so it’s not so surprising. There’s still lots of places for tech to make a meaningful impact but acceptable risk tolerance is much stricter due to tax law shifts and VC funding strictness due to higher interest rates.
I would say that the job market has been tough for the last 6~9 months at least, you had the major tech layoffs occurring about a year ago and auto manufacturing was being impacted in October.
This is part of the reason people were upset with the message that the economy was doing fine during the election.
This is part of the reason people were upset with the message that the economy was doing fine during the election.
This is why the common reply of "just take another job" that gets thrown around here when people complain, isn't that easy to realize in practice.
Not everyone is in a world region where they can walk out of the door and there is a bunch of companies queueing up to take them in.
Not everyone is in a world region where they can walk out of the door and there is a bunch of companies queueing up to take them in.
An insane argument of the day: it's the productivity problem. The worker productivity is just so high nowadays, that it's impossible to have more than 70% of working population meaningfully employed. We need to start to employ people to dig holes and then fill them back because there is no other reasonable way to justify their sustenance. Sadly, that's precisely what's DOGE is against.
Indeed! We are inventing illogical concepts like Planned Obsolescence, Guerilla Marketing and Over-Consumerism just in order to sustain a failed system that push people into poverty, even when there are enough goods and services produced for everyone already.
> The worker productivity is just so high nowadays, that it's impossible to have more than 70% of working population meaningfully employed
What!? There’s probably some companies in tech where people are shuffling papers but there is a massive mismatch in jobs and skills. There is a labour shortage in many regions and skilled trades can make a killing.
What!? There’s probably some companies in tech where people are shuffling papers but there is a massive mismatch in jobs and skills. There is a labour shortage in many regions and skilled trades can make a killing.
It's like people deliberately skip the "insane argument" part of my comment. Let me re-iterate then: the argument in my original comment is insane.
Are we living in a world where while only 70% of the working population is employed everyone's needs and material desires are met? If yes then the unemployed have no need to justify their sustenance. If no then there is more meaningful work to be done.
Big difference between no one needs anything done, and no one needs what I do done.
Big difference between no one needs anything done, and no one needs what I do done.
Wow... It's like the lady who thinks her reflection is fake... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window
> and what would become of the glaziers if panes of glass were never broken?
Well, there would be much fewer of glaziers around, and the panes of glass would also be priced much, much higher than they are today.
And it's not like being a glazier is a person's identity and an inborn destiny, is it? There ain't no e.g. limeburners any more yet we manage somehow.
Well, there would be much fewer of glaziers around, and the panes of glass would also be priced much, much higher than they are today.
And it's not like being a glazier is a person's identity and an inborn destiny, is it? There ain't no e.g. limeburners any more yet we manage somehow.
Derp
> Sadly, that's precisely what's DOGE is against.
They, or rather Elon anyway, are also super pro-natalist. So not only are they not really interested in dealing with the growing disconnect between increasing per-capita productivity and the inability of the average citizen laborer to share in the wealth of that increased productivity, they are also advocating for significant population growth too. Number must always go UP!
Everyone go have 12 kids please. Ya'll got billions in the bank to take care of them in the face of a likely double whammy of increased inflation and decreased job prospects, right?
They, or rather Elon anyway, are also super pro-natalist. So not only are they not really interested in dealing with the growing disconnect between increasing per-capita productivity and the inability of the average citizen laborer to share in the wealth of that increased productivity, they are also advocating for significant population growth too. Number must always go UP!
Everyone go have 12 kids please. Ya'll got billions in the bank to take care of them in the face of a likely double whammy of increased inflation and decreased job prospects, right?
Can second this, receiving 1000 plus applications in the first 24 hours of opening the job post has become the norm.
Although the salaries at which the candidates are getting closed is not decreasing / almost the same.
Although the salaries at which the candidates are getting closed is not decreasing / almost the same.
When I post SWE roles, I get hundreds of applicants from people outside the US who pretend to already be in the US, by putting SF in their LinkedIn. I also get a ton of people who lie about needing work authorization.
I can confirm it also goes the other way. Posted a remote job where we needed applicant to be only one or two time zones away from UTC and 80% of the 500+ applicants in the first 24 hours were from the US. I guess it makes sense as the cost for ignoring the clear notice in the job description regarding location is borne by the hiring side, but very annoying.
Or they just said they were in the US? Resume spammers rarely read the job advert well enough to change tactics. They probably still weren’t close to UTC.
I experienced the same in my previous job. And it makes me wonder: what do those applicants hope to get out of this ruse? It's not like hiring managers will think "oh, we've gotten this far into the process, we might as well arrange a lengthy and expensive visa process for them"
> we've gotten this far into the process
There was a linkedin post floating around a few weeks ago that went in the other direction - a hiring manager who posted "remote" jobs, go the applicant hired, and then did a rug pull letting them know that it wasn't actually remote after all, they were required to come into the office. The hiring manager proudly bragged that most of the applicants just went along with it anyway and the comments were pointing out that it didn't seem like they'd have much choice at that point since they'd have already quit their other jobs.
There was a linkedin post floating around a few weeks ago that went in the other direction - a hiring manager who posted "remote" jobs, go the applicant hired, and then did a rug pull letting them know that it wasn't actually remote after all, they were required to come into the office. The hiring manager proudly bragged that most of the applicants just went along with it anyway and the comments were pointing out that it didn't seem like they'd have much choice at that point since they'd have already quit their other jobs.
> It's not like hiring managers will think "oh, we've gotten this far into the process, we might as well arrange a lengthy and expensive visa process for them"
That's exactly the advice that hiring managers themselves gave 10 years ago.
That's exactly the advice that hiring managers themselves gave 10 years ago.
> oh, we've gotten this far into the process, we might as well arrange a lengthy and expensive visa process for them
What about "oh, we've gotten this far, maybe we can work it out by having them work remotely from their country for a cheaper compensation than what we would have had to pay locally"?
From the applicant's point of view it costs very little to try this out.
What about "oh, we've gotten this far, maybe we can work it out by having them work remotely from their country for a cheaper compensation than what we would have had to pay locally"?
From the applicant's point of view it costs very little to try this out.
FYI op is talking about a full remote role.
Yeah makes sense that you would get a lot of applications when you are offering the job to billions of people instead of a couple of million at most in a large city.
Billions?
There are billions of people in the world vs millions or hundreds of thousands of people in most cities. Obviously in both cases you have to multiply through by software developers per person but that doesnt affect the scale of the comparison. Your potential market for hires is hundreds of times bigger, or even thousands.
This might not be fully what it seems -- yes, certain segments of the market are "soft", but this situation could be a remote job + easy to apply tools and automation.
There are many factors that have led to this situation but people who think AI is just a small part of it are using blinders to navigate through life. Managers and CEOs see all the marketing hype around AI coding tools and simply freeze hiring until the dust settles.
If we’re taking anecdotes, I found the market to be fine when I was searching for jobs last year.
https://sjer.red/blog/2024/job-hunt/
https://sjer.red/blog/2024/job-hunt/
I really don't think that the amount of applications demonstrate a saturated market, instead, since this is developer positions, It's probably developers better utilising AI/Automations to cast a wider net of job applications to have options if anything should happen to their current position. Considering the state of the US right now, I would definitely be doing this.
Not sure what the takeaway is - given there’s no cost to apply and that it’s easier than ever to both apply and find roles, what do you expect?
If the employer adds more friction with custom, upfront questions, they drastically reduce the quantity of applications while increasing the quality of those left.
If the employer doesn't post to job boards, they reduce the quantity of applications, but they increase those that found them "direct" and likely care more about the company.
It's not perfect, but the biggest issue right now is that both sides are typically trying to put as little effort in as possible.
If the employer doesn't post to job boards, they reduce the quantity of applications, but they increase those that found them "direct" and likely care more about the company.
It's not perfect, but the biggest issue right now is that both sides are typically trying to put as little effort in as possible.
> while increasing the quality of those left.
Debatable. Willingness to put effort into a job application is not necessarily a good proxy for candidate quality. Indeed I would expect that the most desirable candidates can put the least effort in whereas those who are most willing to put up with crap are those with the fewest alternatives. I suppose for certain management structures someone having no better options could be seen as a plus - they'll stick around longer, put up with abuse, probably work for lower pay and less frequent raises - but I feel like they would still do better with appropriately skilled and compensated employees.
Debatable. Willingness to put effort into a job application is not necessarily a good proxy for candidate quality. Indeed I would expect that the most desirable candidates can put the least effort in whereas those who are most willing to put up with crap are those with the fewest alternatives. I suppose for certain management structures someone having no better options could be seen as a plus - they'll stick around longer, put up with abuse, probably work for lower pay and less frequent raises - but I feel like they would still do better with appropriately skilled and compensated employees.
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Every senior engineer worth hiring has automated application.
Apply first, check if you want to go to interview second.
Apply first, check if you want to go to interview second.
I highly doubt this is true, and coming from reddit with no other details, ... zero credibility.
"Finding a job now is harder than any time since the pandemic" - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/finding-a-job-now-is-harde...
"IT job market is still shrinking" - https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/it_job_market/
"Why does getting a job in tech suck right now?" - https://ryxcommar.com/2024/08/17/why-does-getting-a-job-in-t...
"IT job market is still shrinking" - https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/it_job_market/
"Why does getting a job in tech suck right now?" - https://ryxcommar.com/2024/08/17/why-does-getting-a-job-in-t...
From the first article,
"The company got more than 100 resumes."
Thanks for proving me right!
"The company got more than 100 resumes."
Thanks for proving me right!
The next few years are gonna be interesting.
But the economy is doing so well guys, don't worry about the real inflation numbers being nearly 40-50% in the last 5 years or so. Lines go up, things good.
source for those 'real' inflation numbers? CPI says ~20% cumulative inflation since start of 2020.
CPI is absolute bullshit. They silently keep adjusting the way they measure it and by some profound convience to them the adjustments always end up with a lower inflation.
Butter's now nearly twice as expensive. I'm paying twice as much to heat my house as I'd have paid 5 years ago. Bread went up over 30 percent during the war. Many product skyrocketed during covid and never came back down.
The CPI and other similar measures are government lies to keep the peace.
Butter's now nearly twice as expensive. I'm paying twice as much to heat my house as I'd have paid 5 years ago. Bread went up over 30 percent during the war. Many product skyrocketed during covid and never came back down.
The CPI and other similar measures are government lies to keep the peace.
Butter's now nearly twice as expensive. I'm paying twice as much to heat my house as I'd have paid 5 years ago. Bread went up over 30 percent during the war. Many product skyrocketed during covid and never came back down.
These are great examples, but I wonder if they're not actually too low.
What we really need is some kind of list (a basket, if you will) of things like this, and then periodically we can check with stores all over the country and ask them how much these things are.
Then we won't have to rely on the CPI bullshit and we'll know exactly how bad the true inflation really is!
These are great examples, but I wonder if they're not actually too low.
What we really need is some kind of list (a basket, if you will) of things like this, and then periodically we can check with stores all over the country and ask them how much these things are.
Then we won't have to rely on the CPI bullshit and we'll know exactly how bad the true inflation really is!
CPI is famously nearly entirely bullshit
The economy doing great if you are a filthy rich member of the oligarchy. If you aren't then it's not so great.
Why is H1B even a thing in this market ?
Never apply
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Only take offers
If that doesn't work for you, then maybe it's a good time to do something different or better. It's an employer who must find your ad and hire you, not the other way around.
There are two kinds of companies: the ones which need someone, and the ones which need You. I advice to look closer for the latter.
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Only take offers
If that doesn't work for you, then maybe it's a good time to do something different or better. It's an employer who must find your ad and hire you, not the other way around.
There are two kinds of companies: the ones which need someone, and the ones which need You. I advice to look closer for the latter.
Yet somehow there's not a single unemployed person in my network. Don't believe everything you read on Reddit.
How is your anecdotal evidence any more trustworthy?
I think reddit is disproportionately CS grads on these subreddits. I feel for them having studied and followed the trend only to be stuck with no opening
I keep telling senior people to switch to entrepreneurship via freelancing or a startup/business, but they don't listen. The startup can ideally be self-bootstrapped or otherwise VC funded. They have become too comfortable with jobs and have lost their power to innovate.
Everyone doesn't excel at every skills. The person needs to be great at coding + marketing + business management...
In a society, everyone should do what they are good at, and help each other. This is why we invented companies. One that is good at marketing, one good at business management, one good at coding will work together. And hire other people to come to help them...
We are going back in circle here
In a society, everyone should do what they are good at, and help each other. This is why we invented companies. One that is good at marketing, one good at business management, one good at coding will work together. And hire other people to come to help them...
We are going back in circle here
Good items sell themselves, so I don't agree at all. Even if they didn't, basic digital marketing isn't rocket science. As for business management, that's just parasitic work.
> Good items sell themselves, so I don't agree at all.
Without marketing only the best of the best sell themselves.
> Even if they didn't, basic digital marketing isn't rocket science.
Yeah, but most programmers prefer to do 8h programming instead of 4h programming + 4h marketing, or even worse, now they have to do 6h programming + 4h marketing. Most programmers are bad at marketing, it's like painting and making music. There are people who can do everything, but it's not common.
Without marketing only the best of the best sell themselves.
> Even if they didn't, basic digital marketing isn't rocket science.
Yeah, but most programmers prefer to do 8h programming instead of 4h programming + 4h marketing, or even worse, now they have to do 6h programming + 4h marketing. Most programmers are bad at marketing, it's like painting and making music. There are people who can do everything, but it's not common.
If something needs 4 hours of marketing, it is a pretty bad item, very possibly a scam. The key is to make things that people need, also relying on virality to let your users do the marketing for you. Moreover, to some extent, marketing through APIs can also be programming.
I recently tried the freelancing thing for a couple years, and I’m not sure about this as general advice for experienced engineers. I found it difficult to find gigs paying similar to what I had been making as a FTE, and I found it stressful to frequently negotiate contracts and sell/market myself.
I am doing this at the moment. I am very lucky to have a few contacts around places I used to work that are offering short term contracts. So i'm good for the moment but if that dried up I would be struggling.
Breaking out of the "I know a dude who knows a dude" circle is actually a lot harder than people think. I'm going to give it a crack though.
And if you're reading this and have some unsolveable problem to crack around the .NET, node, Unix space, hit me up. I may be the most stubborn man on the planet when it comes to hard problems.
Breaking out of the "I know a dude who knows a dude" circle is actually a lot harder than people think. I'm going to give it a crack though.
And if you're reading this and have some unsolveable problem to crack around the .NET, node, Unix space, hit me up. I may be the most stubborn man on the planet when it comes to hard problems.
I've been thinking about doing this recently for the felxibility. But I feel like it requires a whole set of extra skills I never developed. How do you recommend getting started with freelancing for those engineers who have always worked at companies?
Back to school working on the side for a freelance company like upwork until you have that extra skillset maybe. Full acceptance no guitars.
> Full acceptance no guitars.
I've tried in vain to find any reference to this being an expression in English.
I've tried in vain to find any reference to this being an expression in English.
I have been fortunate enough to hold two positions through this downturn after initially being cut. The tone on the inside of these organizations is absolutely wild - nothing against them because they can’t know, but it’s like a lot of them are in some kind of vault from Fallout where they don’t realize people are being eaten a few hundred paces away.
It is that bad, but one group still has absolutely no idea when it comes to being able to empathize with it. And that’s a really big problem when it comes to turning it around.