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the worst jobs are taken when you're desperate If I could suggest one thing for a young programmer to tattoo onto their inner arm, it would be that sentence ri
by MartinCron 13y ago
the worst jobs are taken when you're desperate
If I could suggest one thing for a young programmer to tattoo onto their inner arm, it would be that sentence right there.
- ollysb 13y agoProblem is they usually are actually desperate...
- hkmurakami 13y agoyou're right. It's usually the least experienced and/or those with visa issues that get trapped by this.
- MartinCron 13y agoBeing aware of being desperate and what that means will at least allow people to make more informed desperate choices.
- WalterSear 13y agoBut if it's tattooed on their arm, they can remember it when they are not, and prepare accordingly.
- seivan 13y agoI took a really shitty job so I could be close to someone in a country. I had it for almost two years. The job wasn't worth it. But the person in question was.. ten folds. Now, we're trying to settle down, but fixing the job/security situation. That being said, I am always skeptical at things pointed out as job security.
- jshen 13y agoDecent programmers in big cities have no reason to be desperate.
- MartinCron 13y agoNot now, but deep recessions can happen even in big cities. Nobody is as invincible as they feel.
- jshen 13y agoDidn't we just go through a deep recession? Decent programmers in big cities had nothing to worry about! Nothing is absolute, if our society collapses, then yeah, programmers might not have an easy time finding a decent job. Short of catastrophic problems, I think programmers are in good shape for a long time.