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I moved countries soon after college with not even a job lined up. From Slovenia straight into SFBA because if you're gonna do something that hard, you might as
by Swizec 3y ago
I moved countries soon after college with not even a job lined up. From Slovenia straight into SFBA because if you're gonna do something that hard, you might as well go all the way.
To anyone asking if they should do the same, I say: Don't do it.
Because if you have to ask, the answer is no. The ones who succeed don't ask for permission, they ask for tips about how to get it done. The mind is already made up.
Same is true for starting a business. "Should I start a business/move countries/other high variance thing?" --> no. "How do I overcome <obstacle they identified>?" --> advice time!
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For the downvoters -> this was, for me, the best thing I've ever done. But you really do need a lot of internal resolve to make it work. To give you an example of an unexpected difficulty: I used to practice facial expressions in the mirror because Americans had trouble reading my emotes. Like practicing your accent away, but for your face.
- cpach 3y agoHow did you manage to get a work permit?
- hiAndrewQuinn 3y agoExactly right. It's not even close to, say, becoming a US Marine, but they're both crazy enough moves that you can't just reason yourself into them. You have to be steeled. Godspeed, and I hope Slovenia continues its upward trajectory as well.
- moffkalast 3y agoAs a fellow Slovenian who's also worked with Americans, the last part is both hilarious and real. It's just such a weirdly large cultural difference in general behaviour that's hard to explain. I would personally find it near impossible to adapt to that always-fake-cheerful attitude that's common on the west coast.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoFor the record, that's just the West Coast. East Coast ain't like that.
- vladisov 3y agoI had a meeting with my manager in a few months after move and he asked: hey why o you never smile, is smth wrong? And I was thinking I actually smile a lot...