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CV link: https://piperswe.me/cv.pdf https://piperswe.me/cv.pdf

Imustaskforhelp 5mo ago
Firstly, kind sir, layoffs are hard for each and everyone of us and I wish you best as you navigate it. I know you will get many wishes and good lucks though but consider my wishes to be one of many to help ya out. The who wants to be hired page is still open within Hackernews: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975570 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975570 I recommend if you can share your CV/send a message there, I will try to also keep an eye on it if you do share your CV/resume there and I would love to upvote your comment there to shower some more exposure/love from the community as you are member of hackernews. You are also part of the hackernews community and its the least that I/we can do. :hug:
rf_physics 5mo ago
pretty minor since the rest are fine but your linkedin link is broken
- piperswe 5mo ago
  oh indeed it is! thanks for the heads up!
throwaway2037 5mo ago
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- brailsafe 5mo ago
  Seems like a somewhat traditional suggestion with a potentially massive financial and time commitment. Not that it's not something to do, but why do you think that's the move right now, especially since they're clearly established in their career and nobody cares about it after a few years?
  - zelphirkalt 5mo ago
    Not the GP, but I think the reason is, that right now it's super hard to get a new job, because of so many things, but mostly, because of AI craze and tanking economies. Bridging that time with a degree is not the worst idea, if you can afford it.
    - throwaway2037 5mo ago
      Exactly right. Also, since this person works in the United States, it will make it easier to get re-employed because you will have the university degree. I know HN really dislikes the economic/skill signalling around university degrees in the United States, but it hard to avoid/ignore.
  - piperswe 5mo ago
    I can't see or reply to the original comment since it's been nuked, but I can infer what it was saying. I actually started studying part-time for a mathematics degree earlier this year, and I don't plan on stopping that now. Having a degree does open doors at more traditional companies and government jobs, and it would also make immigration to another country sometime in the future a lot more straightforward. There are definitely benefits, even though I'm established in my career!
    - brailsafe 5mo ago
      True, I guess it just seemed like an odd suggestion as the first place to go to immediately after getting laid off, but otherwise I find Uni more enjoyable and sometimes more stimulating than work. I've gone back to school on the same context before for the same reasons, but ironically ended up finding every other subject more interesting (not on paper) than continuing with only CS. GIS, Anthro, and History, thankfully the school was relatively free wheeling. Didn't end up finishing before finding another paid gig. Good luck!
- stevenhuang 5mo ago
  When someone has already demonstrated they can do the work, what additional value do you think them getting a degree will bring to a company?
  - sourcecodeplz 5mo ago
    Sometimes the degree is needed in order for the company to be allowed to pay him over a specific amount/scale.
    - orf 5mo ago
      Any company that does this doesn’t seem worth working for
      - pelagicAustral 5mo ago
        This happened to me once about a handful of years ago, and it happened because in spite of actually getting the job on technical merit, they were a funded NGO who's benefactors demanded at least an undergrad to work in the company. True story, it happens.
      - 999900000999 5mo ago
        This rules out a lot of government jobs. I personally finished my bachelors after I was already making 6 figures, but it’s a complex issue. I seriously dislike degrees as a signaling mechanism. Maybe you just didn’t have parents who could afford to front $100,000 for you to attend college. Maybe you didn’t want to take on student loan debt. It shouldn’t matter at all if you can get the job done. If you want to explore immigrating later it’s probably worth having.

Firstly, kind sir, layoffs are hard for each and everyone of us and I wish you best as you navigate it. I know you will get many wishes and good lucks though but consider my wishes to be one of many to help ya out. The who wants to be hired page is still open within Hackernews: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975570 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975570 I recommend if you can share your CV/send a message there, I will try to also keep an eye on it if you do share your CV/resume there and I would love to upvote your comment there to shower some more exposure/love from the community as you are member of hackernews. You are also part of the hackernews community and its the least that I/we can do. :hug:

rf_physics 5mo ago

pretty minor since the rest are fine but your linkedin link is broken

piperswe 5mo ago
oh indeed it is! thanks for the heads up!

throwaway2037 5mo ago

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brailsafe 5mo ago
Seems like a somewhat traditional suggestion with a potentially massive financial and time commitment. Not that it's not something to do, but why do you think that's the move right now, especially since they're clearly established in their career and nobody cares about it after a few years?
- zelphirkalt 5mo ago
  Not the GP, but I think the reason is, that right now it's super hard to get a new job, because of so many things, but mostly, because of AI craze and tanking economies. Bridging that time with a degree is not the worst idea, if you can afford it.
  - throwaway2037 5mo ago
    Exactly right. Also, since this person works in the United States, it will make it easier to get re-employed because you will have the university degree. I know HN really dislikes the economic/skill signalling around university degrees in the United States, but it hard to avoid/ignore.
- piperswe 5mo ago
  I can't see or reply to the original comment since it's been nuked, but I can infer what it was saying. I actually started studying part-time for a mathematics degree earlier this year, and I don't plan on stopping that now. Having a degree does open doors at more traditional companies and government jobs, and it would also make immigration to another country sometime in the future a lot more straightforward. There are definitely benefits, even though I'm established in my career!
  - brailsafe 5mo ago
    True, I guess it just seemed like an odd suggestion as the first place to go to immediately after getting laid off, but otherwise I find Uni more enjoyable and sometimes more stimulating than work. I've gone back to school on the same context before for the same reasons, but ironically ended up finding every other subject more interesting (not on paper) than continuing with only CS. GIS, Anthro, and History, thankfully the school was relatively free wheeling. Didn't end up finishing before finding another paid gig. Good luck!
stevenhuang 5mo ago
When someone has already demonstrated they can do the work, what additional value do you think them getting a degree will bring to a company?
- sourcecodeplz 5mo ago
  Sometimes the degree is needed in order for the company to be allowed to pay him over a specific amount/scale.
  - orf 5mo ago
    Any company that does this doesn’t seem worth working for
    - pelagicAustral 5mo ago
      This happened to me once about a handful of years ago, and it happened because in spite of actually getting the job on technical merit, they were a funded NGO who's benefactors demanded at least an undergrad to work in the company. True story, it happens.
    - 999900000999 5mo ago
      This rules out a lot of government jobs. I personally finished my bachelors after I was already making 6 figures, but it’s a complex issue. I seriously dislike degrees as a signaling mechanism. Maybe you just didn’t have parents who could afford to front $100,000 for you to attend college. Maybe you didn’t want to take on student loan debt. It shouldn’t matter at all if you can get the job done. If you want to explore immigrating later it’s probably worth having.