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Caution: only works if you're a kick-ass programmer. Strive to be that and getting a job becomes magnitudes easier. Sweet, successful side projects are the sta

Caution: only works if you're a kick-ass programmer. Strive to be that and getting a job becomes magnitudes easier. Sweet, successful side projects are the staple of a kick-ass guy. Glad I got some under my belt :)

mahmud 16y ago
Not just kick-ass programmers. I have consulted with a lady who ran a small, posh web-shop; she met me at the door and hushed me to tip-toe past a bunch of interns fiddling with photoshop and drupal. Those kids got more respect working for school credit, doing nothing but theming, than most of us get in higher positions with other companies. She also made it a point to "take them to the ATM" on Fridays as well. OTOH, if you have never seen competent interns with a modicum of responsibility, well, they're a sight to behold. They subcontract for bigger shops and get no credit for their work, but their stuff looks like shrink-wrapped orgasms dipped in pixel-perfect honey. Really awesome crew.
- gaius 16y ago
  She also made it a point to "take them to the ATM" on Fridays as well Raised eyebrow...
  - mahmud 16y ago
    It's widely understood that you don't pay interns. It interferes with their learning experience, and undermines our institutional right to youth slavery.