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Thank you, everything helps. I agree completely with you, the actual CV I send out is linked at the end of the post, and I'll upload a tech-specific one now bas

Thank you, everything helps. I agree completely with you, the actual CV I send out is linked at the end of the post, and I'll upload a tech-specific one now based on suggestions here. For the past year I've been constantly on the brink of being on the street or worse and have been fighting tooth and nail to get even a sofa or any help at all. The vast majority of my family are back in South America and have problems of their own to deal with, my friends are not doing that much better. It sucks. No-one I'm applying for a job with would hear about any of it though of course.

Mz 10y ago
Well, I have been camped in a tent for 4.5 years. I openly self identify as "homeless" online, but it isn't a good way to get real respect from most people and Hacker News is a professional forum and a place some people manage to get work. (That link (above) is my website.) On the first of the month here, they do a thing where you can post that you are a freelancer or an employer seeking a freelancer. That is coming up in a few days. You might check that out. You should also look for gig work. By 2020, 40% of US workers are expected to be doing gig work of some kind. Regular jobs are becoming less common. I have been doing gig work and my income is trending up while on the street. I do freelance writing, part time and intermittently (due to health issues). That is gradually leading to better things for me. Best.
- amagnasco 10y ago
  That's incredible, I don't even know what to say. I'm looking at your website and it really is very useful, thanks for putting it up. I'll spread the word around about it when I get to the city. I've done some grant-writing work on Upwork, and I'm trying to get into other writing opportunities for gigs. Is there anywhere you recommend for that, in particular that doesn't scam people? I will definitively come back Aug 1st and check out that thread, thanks. That reddit definitively is interesting... I remember when Amazon started Mturk and all of a sudden, the gig economy hit the internet. Visionary, really.
  - Mz 10y ago
    http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-job-you-can-carry-in-your-backpack.html http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-...

Mz 10y ago

Well, I have been camped in a tent for 4.5 years. I openly self identify as "homeless" online, but it isn't a good way to get real respect from most people and Hacker News is a professional forum and a place some people manage to get work. (That link (above) is my website.) On the first of the month here, they do a thing where you can post that you are a freelancer or an employer seeking a freelancer. That is coming up in a few days. You might check that out. You should also look for gig work. By 2020, 40% of US workers are expected to be doing gig work of some kind. Regular jobs are becoming less common. I have been doing gig work and my income is trending up while on the street. I do freelance writing, part time and intermittently (due to health issues). That is gradually leading to better things for me. Best.

amagnasco 10y ago
That's incredible, I don't even know what to say. I'm looking at your website and it really is very useful, thanks for putting it up. I'll spread the word around about it when I get to the city. I've done some grant-writing work on Upwork, and I'm trying to get into other writing opportunities for gigs. Is there anywhere you recommend for that, in particular that doesn't scam people? I will definitively come back Aug 1st and check out that thread, thanks. That reddit definitively is interesting... I remember when Amazon started Mturk and all of a sudden, the gig economy hit the internet. Visionary, really.
- Mz 10y ago
  http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-job-you-can-carry-in-your-backpack.html http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-...