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I've stopped fearing losing a job because, frankly, it happens so often as a remote webdev I basically never stop looking. In fact, I am currently unemployed a

by cubano 7y ago

I've stopped fearing losing a job because, frankly, it happens so often as a remote webdev I basically never stop looking. In fact, I am currently unemployed after I rather unwisely completed a 20-week job in 11, and I was literally given no notice and a week's pay. So now its back to the Upwork slog and trying to convince someone (again) that yes, since I have been a professional programmer for 25 years I can for sure fix those database issues and add those rather pedantic features to your app or website. Like I often want to shout..."Do you think I'm lying when you read the years and years of experience on my CV that literally lay out me fixing the same issues that you have, and much much more complex ones as well?" Trying to pin the "blame" (whatever that even means) will get you nowhere...it's like blaming the "wind" when a hurricane comes and blows off you roof. Yes, the "wind" did cause your roof to fly away, but it was simply the endpoint for a huge number of directly connected and unconnected forcess, too many to measure, that were in place for that bit of wind to do its dirty work. I feel the only sane way to look at work nowadays is to always have an eye out for opportunities that may work career-wise, and get better at interviewing. [edits]

wccrawford 7y ago
"Do you think I'm lying when you read the years and years of experience on my CV ..." Yes, they do. Because so many people do lie on their resume and hiring a liar is a very costly mistake. It doesn't matter that most people tell the truth... The ones that lie are just too much of a risk. When my father was looking for a new job, he would walk into the interview and tell them all the problems they were having. When they asked how he could possibly know that with so little information, he would tell them it was because everyone who was hiring him had those same issues. This helped reinforce that he understood the issues and had fixed them in the past. Perhaps some similar prescience on your part could help you answer their questions quicker and easier? It's almost a party trick, but it really did seem to be effective for him.
partyboat1586 7y ago
Why don't you contract days for bigger companies? Day rates are very high for someone with your experience. Also you can usually negotiate to be on site only some days of the week or even month
cylinder 7y ago
Why not get off Upwork, set up a business with an identity beyond your individual self and go for business / corporate work?

by cubano 7y ago

wccrawford 7y ago

"Do you think I'm lying when you read the years and years of experience on my CV ..." Yes, they do. Because so many people do lie on their resume and hiring a liar is a very costly mistake. It doesn't matter that most people tell the truth... The ones that lie are just too much of a risk. When my father was looking for a new job, he would walk into the interview and tell them all the problems they were having. When they asked how he could possibly know that with so little information, he would tell them it was because everyone who was hiring him had those same issues. This helped reinforce that he understood the issues and had fixed them in the past. Perhaps some similar prescience on your part could help you answer their questions quicker and easier? It's almost a party trick, but it really did seem to be effective for him.

partyboat1586 7y ago

Why don't you contract days for bigger companies? Day rates are very high for someone with your experience. Also you can usually negotiate to be on site only some days of the week or even month

cylinder 7y ago

Why not get off Upwork, set up a business with an identity beyond your individual self and go for business / corporate work?