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I found this particular quote from the article interesting. > Margaret Quigley, 27, a techie with some coding experience, is on the hunt for a job in San Franc
by dimgl 11y ago
I found this particular quote from the article interesting.
> Margaret Quigley, 27, a techie with some coding experience, is on the hunt for a job in San Francisco.
> Quigley, who previously worked at a popular consumer start-up, has been job hunting for five months. She recently rejected one start-up's offer, a one- to two-month tryout — without pay. Quigley said she has also rejected multiple sales job offers and an offer that was in the right field but came in too low.
I'm sorry but... what? Not everyone can do software development. This bit makes it seem like any person who is considered a techie can now land a cushy job.
If you don't know what you're doing, expect really bad offers. Maybe take an internship and make a name for yourself. I had to work basically minimum wage for about six months at my first startup gig and that propelled me to what I'm doing today. Not sure what that bit was about.
> It's a tough time to be job hunting in Silicon Valley, and things are about to get a lot harder for individuals with certain skills.
I just got a job in the Bay Area so again, I don't think these are valid points in this article.
- dopamean 11y agoI did think it was a little odd that her programming skills would be described as "some coding experience." That certainly doesn't make her sound like a developer and if that's the role she's looking for then the results are unsurprising.
- jzawodn 11y agoI know her and don't believe she's after a role as a developer. But there are a lot of roles where those skills can come in quite handy even if that's not the primary job.
- joeriel 11y agoWhat do they even mean by "techie" then? I'm assuming she's not on the hardware side. "Techie" is such a vague term.
- Disruptive_Dave 11y agoI get labeled a "techie" often simply due the fact that I'm in startups (co-found, growth lead). I try to make it clear that I'm the biz/marketing guy, and I do not own the skills nor the experience to be categorized with the programmers I work with.
- ljw1001 11y agoA techie is someone who's into star wars and artisan-roasted coffee
- FLUX-YOU 11y ago>If you don't know what you're doing, expect really bad offers. An offer for a one/two-month tryout without pay has nothing to do with their skills. That's just someone trying to get some cheap labor.
- matt_wulfeck 11y agoKnowing what I make now I would consider 3 months without pay nothing to have my foot in the door. That being said I would never work three months without pay, but it's a risk some people are willing to take. I don't see any reason why it has to be without pay. "Under market" maybe but not without pay.
- synaesthesisx 11y agoThe problem with unpaid internships is those opportunities skew in favor of those with privilege (and can afford to work, say 3 months without compensation).
- staticautomatic 11y agoActually, the problem with unpaid internships is that they're illegal as of a couple years ago.
- samstave 11y agoThe problem with unpaid internships is the fact that they are unpaid. Period.
- the_mitsuhiko 11y agoNobody should ever take unpaid internships. The whole concept is ridiculous and exploitation. Contributing to Open Source instead is a much better foot in the door and you don't end up working for free for others.
- themartorana 11y ago