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To everyone struggling to get hired: Start your own thing. Seriously.
by rrr_oh_man 3y ago
To everyone struggling to get hired:
Start your own thing.
Seriously.
- throwaway458864 3y agoMight as well ask the hungry to start their own farm
- rrr_oh_man 3y agoIdeally you’d both remedy the current situation but also start building for the future. The best time to start a business was five years ago, the second best time is now.
- Nemi 3y agoThis only really works if you have a way to pay the bills outside of your salary, or are young enough to live with your parents or on a buddy’s couch.
- tempaccount420 3y agoIf you worked (not just starting, please don't make a company if so) in tech you should have large enough savings to be able to do what rrr_oh_man is proposing.
- paxys 3y agoIf you are struggling to get hired AND have a massive financial cushion AND have the right connections in the industry to get funding for your project AND are at a stage in life where failure will not have real consequences. Most people out there need to put food on the table for their families and make rent next month, and so don't have the above luxuries.
- rrr_oh_man 3y agoI’m not talking about VC-funded moon shots, that’s your bias showing. And it’s not a luxury, it’s a necessity for a knowledge worker, imho. Working on my own (non-monetized, small, used by no-one) stuff has created a string of achievements that created a positive psychological feedback loop during a very dark time. Additionally, it let me work on things that then let me pivot in a completely different direction compared to what I was doing before and make money this way. Personal development is good. Even / especially if you need to whore yourself out at the same time.