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Someone who doesn't have better options?
by etchalon 5mo ago
Someone who doesn't have better options?
- cortesoft 5mo agoIf you have those sorts of skills with a computer, you will have other options
- 0x3f 5mo agoReally depends on your background doesn't it? You could have convictions, be sanctioned, have visa problems, or all kinds of things that are not easily solvable.
- squigz 5mo agoTo say nothing of mental health issues.
- brudgers 5mo agoOr poverty. Or addiction. Or that entire holy trinity.
- qingcharles 5mo agoIndeed, and this guy's personality seems a little "difficult" which might make the interview process short. I've known people with insane skills who have such weird personalities that they never get hired. Doing remote bug bounty stuff is a blessing for them.
- mfro 5mo agoPlease let me know when finding a job in software engineering in 2026 is feasible for everyone with ‘computer skills’.
- echoangle 5mo agoThe guy doesn’t just have „computer skills“ if he found this.
- formerly_proven 5mo agoGood luck convincing a HR automaton not looking at your resume for the job unposting of that.
- echoangle 5mo agoCome on, with these skills you could convince someone to give you a job if you’re on the streets otherwise. You might not be a senior engineer in the exact thing you want but you won’t be on the streets.
- pocksuppet 5mo agoIt's not about your skills. It's about how well you can play the HR metagame. This inversely correlates with actual job skills.
- gpvos 5mo agoConvincing someone, especially an HR person, has very little to do with computer skills.
- estimator7292 5mo agoWe are, quite notably, in a huge hiring crisis where vast numbers of programmers and researchers can't even get interviews. It really is not that simple
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- MrDarcy 5mo agoThen you pay him since you see the value he’s creating so clearly.
- cortesoft 5mo agoThis is a strange argument. I don't have the capital, desire, or skills to employee this guy, or anyone really. Me not hiring someone doesn't mean the skills aren't valuable.
- GolfPopper 5mo agoGood with computers and good with people/job search/finances are not the same thing, and are often inversely correlated.
- 866-RON-0-FEZ 5mo agoKing Terry was living proof this is not true.
- super256 5mo agoOh hell, no. Does anyone remember Sandboxescaper/Polarbear? Very skilled researcher, but also crashouts and mental problems. Had a job at MSFT once, but is now struggling to earn money at all and is posting heart breaking stuff on Twitter. https://x.com/WeirdQuadratic https://x.com/WeirdQuadratic Hope she finds a way out and a more stable and fun job in the future.