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Frankly, for most people in that situation, (highly educated, working in a low-paid contract job doing menial tasks unrelated to their education or interests) t
by gamble 15y ago
Frankly, for most people in that situation, (highly educated, working in a low-paid contract job doing menial tasks unrelated to their education or interests) their first, if not only priority is going to be finding a real job.
- stcredzero 15y agoThis what she eventually did, but in the beginning, she seemed enthusiastic about having some kind of part time work. In just about the time she spent almost arranging a meeting, she could have just gone ahead and arranged it. I think acting on your own initiative is something not everyone quite knows how to do.
- gamble 15y agoYes, that's quite true. Most people are by nature reactive - even many high-level engineers. I've known many great programmers who can do amazing things once they get started, but simply can't seem to get going until they're told what to do. Employees who actively identify and solve problems are incredibly valuable.
- stcredzero 15y agoEmployees who actively identify and solve problems are incredibly valuable. Valuable enough to make co-founders.