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> You have to find the hot spots, negotiate for the space, deal with any vandalism, reload the machines, respond to problems. Not what many would consider “pass

by Swizec 3y ago

> You have to find the hot spots, negotiate for the space, deal with any vandalism, reload the machines, respond to problems. Not what many would consider “passive” I’ve spent a lot of time in various solopreneur, micropreneur, and indie hacker communities. One thing you have to understand is that for a large majority of people (we’re talking 90%+), the alternative to not-quite-passive income, isn’t a cushy software engineering job or even a job in tech. It’s working grueling hours under the heel of some asshole manager or owner jerking you around 12 hours per day while you sweat your ass off in unpleasant conditions. All the hassle you described sounds like a beach vacation compared to stacking boxes in a warehouse or cooking brunch in some greasy restaurant or bar. I used to mentor an ex head chef who got into software engineering through a bootcamp and the stories she would tell … wow. She said that just being able to take a bathroom break whenever felt like a luxurious perk.

sublinear 3y ago
> It’s working grueling hours under the heel of some asshole manager or owner jerking you around 12 hours per day while you sweat your ass off in unpleasant conditions. Sounds about the same as a tech lead or SRE job minus the sweating in a warehouse. Hey, in this industry we desperately need to replace the lazy boomers who don't hustle anymore and want to spend half their work from home day picking up their kids from soccer practice. Anyone willing to pivot into a tech job is welcome in my book just maybe not in much beyond a junior dev position. I'd prefer they take those bootcamp skills and apply them to front office work like talking to clients and gathering requirements or sales. A little bit of tech knowledge can go a very long way and we sorely need that in traditionally non-technical roles. I don't get the obsession over coding for a living when the salary isn't that different elsewhere in the office. I've never met a bootcamp person who really wanted to code. Incentives are better aligned with other work and leaning on what they learned in bootcamp.

by Swizec 3y ago

sublinear 3y ago

> It’s working grueling hours under the heel of some asshole manager or owner jerking you around 12 hours per day while you sweat your ass off in unpleasant conditions. Sounds about the same as a tech lead or SRE job minus the sweating in a warehouse. Hey, in this industry we desperately need to replace the lazy boomers who don't hustle anymore and want to spend half their work from home day picking up their kids from soccer practice. Anyone willing to pivot into a tech job is welcome in my book just maybe not in much beyond a junior dev position. I'd prefer they take those bootcamp skills and apply them to front office work like talking to clients and gathering requirements or sales. A little bit of tech knowledge can go a very long way and we sorely need that in traditionally non-technical roles. I don't get the obsession over coding for a living when the salary isn't that different elsewhere in the office. I've never met a bootcamp person who really wanted to code. Incentives are better aligned with other work and leaning on what they learned in bootcamp.