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> f you can actually hack linux, and you can't get a job, or can't get a job you like, etc. -- something else is going on Well yeah that’s the thing. Can I at

> f you can actually hack linux, and you can't get a job, or can't get a job you like, etc. -- something else is going on Well yeah that’s the thing. Can I at the current moment no? Could I with some time invested in it? Probably. But throwing together a kernel module that no one cares about and having an actual contribution are two different things. > that i've seen, most programmers who can't find work are either not real programmers, or not interested in it anymore/burned out If I had to guess, I’d say I’m a mix of the first two.

readonthegoapp 5y ago
there are all sorts of coding-adjacent roles: * tech support/sustaining (active coding/patching) * tech support/api engineer * etc. the 'etc.' can be anything that is generally more human-centric/consulting/etc. - where you might have to talk to other humans - solutions architect, technical account manager (one step up from tech support), pre-sales engineer, sales engineer, post-sales engineer, (on-site) consultant, etc. shoot - EY just went remote. all those consulting companies need bodies. of course, if you can invest in crypto and take 6 months off, that's prob best to start with. i'd say again, if you can hack linux _at all_, some company is dying for your skills. even part-time. if i was in your position, i might look at a job board like this one, which seems to have all sorts of flexible arrangements. like if you can actually code a little, and can also tie your own shoelaces, not even at the same time, then you can get another coding job, imo. https://remoteok.io/ https://remoteok.io/ just blast a few companies on there, tell them you want 20 hrs/week - maybe even sort by the part-time option if they have it - done.