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I've worked with people my age that stopped updating their skillsets literally decades ago so I don't think it's fair to expect employers to take your abilities

• ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
  > I don't think it's fair to expect employers to take your abilities on faith. I have a current portfolio that is massive. In fact, I just got done updating several apps and packages, so it's current as of about five minutes ago. I wouldn't dream of taking me on faith. I never did, as a hiring manager, but I was also fairly good at evaluating folks. I would have killed for the kind of info I can provide; which makes it really weird, that people immediately dismiss it. In any case, that's all water under the bridge, these days. Barn doors, horses, etc.
  • cageface 4y ago
    I also only interviewed for 100% remote positions at startups, mostly doing fairly common React/Rails kinds of stuff so we might have been targeting different markets. In any case if you're financially in a position that you can work on whatever you want it sounds like things might have worked out for the best despite the unpleasant interviewing experiences?
    • ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
      Yeah. I had to get pushed out of the nest. I wouldn’t have done it on my own. I’m not gonna be zipping around in a Bentley, but I live humbly, anyway. I never realized how important it is to be truly happy with my vocation, until I was forced into it.