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> Back in my 30s, [about half] of the things on my resumé [...] didn’t pay me any money. Those projects sounded fancy and helped me to get good full-time jobs l
by faitswulff 8y ago
> Back in my 30s, [about half] of the things on my resumé [...] didn’t pay me any money. Those projects sounded fancy and helped me to get good full-time jobs later on.
The rest seemed reasonable, but this is not actually doable for a lot of people who need a regular source of income to live.
- chrisseaton 8y agoMost people spend their first few years of adult life in unpaid education producing things to help them get good full-time jobs later on and most see that as a reasonable thing to do.
- scroblart 8y agoMost people with money.
- linuxasheviller 8y agoMost people with _access to_ money
- mikekchar 8y agoIf you are going back in time and wishing to set things up for success, there is usually a lot you can do to remove rather than add to your responsibility burden when you are young. Young people are often rushing to "make it" -- get the car, get the house, get the relationship, get the family, etc, etc. Once you have those things, your options narrow considerably. While working for free is not an option that is available to a lot of people, I think the sentiment is still valid. No matter how many responsibilities you have in life, when you are young it's probably best to try to delay adding more so that you can spend some time exploring options that will be much harder to explore later in life when you are more established.
- kudokatz 8y agothere's also a middle-ground - take lower-paying positions that allow for a great deal of learning and responsibility; it can increase knowledge and employ-ability later.