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The cure for that, for me, was easy (but sucked). No one wanted to hire me, so I started writing software for organizations that help people, for free. I feel
by ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
The cure for that, for me, was easy (but sucked).
No one wanted to hire me, so I started writing software for organizations that help people, for free.
I feel that my software Makes A Difference. It doesn't make money, but it acts as a force multiplier, for people that help people.
- polishdude20 2y agoHow do you pay the bills?
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoI'm retired. Fortunately, I had invested wisely, and live humbly, so I can handle it. The reason no one wants to hire me, is because I "aged out" of the tech industry. At 55, I was "radioactive." I would have been happy to put in at least ten more years, but c'est la vie...
- adamc 2y agoAnother option, if you can stand the bureaucracy: Go work for a university. Or possibly some level of government.
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- axxto 2y agoHow did you find such organizations? Can you give some examples, please?
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoWell, in my case, I’ve been involved in them, for most of my life. I won’t go into detail, as that is sort of the way we work. We don’t really talk about our work at the level of press, radio, and film. Otherwise, finding volunteer opportunities is usually fairly straightforward. Find a cause that personally motivates you, and look for organizations in that context. The whole thing about “volunteer,” though, is that it is synonymous with “unpaid,” and that’s a dirty word, with this crowd. Also, working with these types of orgs can be maddening. When there’s no money to be made, ego becomes the currency, so status games abound. And, when people don’t pay for something, they often treat it like crap. That means that we have to find our own motivation, and have a thick skin. If we are doing something that we truly believe in, then it makes it worthwhile. If we aren’t motivated by the cause, it can be rather demoralizing. In my case, I stay focused on the people that my work helps.
- runjake 2y agoAre you a traveling man?
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoA lot less, these days, than I used to be, but I get around (unless “traveling man” is shortcode for a specific organization, in which case, I probably am not). Ah. Get it, now. Nope. Not that way, but cheers.