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I disagree. 1) the author is a programmer. programming pays better than most jobs. 2) the vast majority of jobs will vet for the same "stability indicators" a

I disagree. 1) the author is a programmer. programming pays better than most jobs. 2) the vast majority of jobs will vet for the same "stability indicators" and may even be more of sticklers than the culturally lassez-faire tech industry, which introduced casual fridays to the world. 3) did I mention the superior remuneration for programming jobs versus stacking boxes at Amazon.com warehouses or UPS? I doubt that the author is "above" other work, as he mentioned doing yard work in exchange for housing at one friends place. This is a tech web site where many tech fiends read "news" items, such as this.

gaius 8y ago
the culturally lassez-faire tech industry, which introduced casual fridays to the world. Casual fridays were invented by stuffy British stockbrokers who wanted to escape quickly to their country pursuits for the weekend without having to change first. It long predates the tech industry.
- shagie 8y ago
  While I can certainly see that as an origin story, Wikipedia puts it as an offshoot of Aloha Friday - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_Friday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_Friday / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt#Aloha_Friday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt#Aloha_Friday - in the 60s. My favorite origin story is one that mixes some truth with fantasy and a religious pantheon of the Casual Gods - https://everything2.com/user/m_turner/writeups/Casual+Gods https://everything2.com/user/m_turner/writeups/Casual+Gods
shagie 8y ago
Regarding those stability indicators... > Me: “First thing, is I am looking for a remote position just long enough to allow me to save for a vehicle.” Onboarding for many positions requires at least a month of time. If you're looking for just long enough to save up for a used car, that means that as soon as the on boarding is done, that person is going to leave. I'm certain that there are places that are just after long enough to save for a car, but that tends to be at the very low end of the skill set and competing with college students after beer money.

gaius 8y ago

the culturally lassez-faire tech industry, which introduced casual fridays to the world. Casual fridays were invented by stuffy British stockbrokers who wanted to escape quickly to their country pursuits for the weekend without having to change first. It long predates the tech industry.

shagie 8y ago
While I can certainly see that as an origin story, Wikipedia puts it as an offshoot of Aloha Friday - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_Friday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_Friday / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt#Aloha_Friday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt#Aloha_Friday - in the 60s. My favorite origin story is one that mixes some truth with fantasy and a religious pantheon of the Casual Gods - https://everything2.com/user/m_turner/writeups/Casual+Gods https://everything2.com/user/m_turner/writeups/Casual+Gods

shagie 8y ago

Regarding those stability indicators... > Me: “First thing, is I am looking for a remote position just long enough to allow me to save for a vehicle.” Onboarding for many positions requires at least a month of time. If you're looking for just long enough to save up for a used car, that means that as soon as the on boarding is done, that person is going to leave. I'm certain that there are places that are just after long enough to save for a car, but that tends to be at the very low end of the skill set and competing with college students after beer money.