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"And no matter how smart or hardworking you are " We aren't talking about buggy whips here. There are jobs in that industry. Who do you think are getting those
by larrys 13y ago
"And no matter how smart or hardworking you are "
We aren't talking about buggy whips here. There are jobs in that industry. Who do you think are getting those jobs? People who are stupid and lazy?
Of course a rising tide floats all boats. And of course it would have been better if he was an in demand programmer in SF. But most people aren't. And this is something they do need to deal with.
- guyzero 13y ago"Who do you think are getting those jobs? People who are stupid and lazy?" People who are young and cheap. It says so right in the article.
- redschell 13y agoI think it comes back to something we talk about quite a bit here: the advantage of the youthful entrepreneur. It's not that inexperienced 20-somethings and college dropouts are in any way superior to their older, credentialed, experienced peers. It's just that, when you're taking moonshots, you should expect to miss most of the time. When you're tired of failing, you can go back to school, or start in a new career field. The gaps in your resume are there, but they're forgivable. You were hungry and foolish then, but you're ready to eat and learn now. As others have noted, those gaps hurt a lot more when they appear later on. It's not fair, but it's just the way it is, unfortunately. Even if you were on your way to 20 years of employment at your stable dream job, layoffs can happen. Shit can happen. Count on it.
- larrys 13y agoSo are you claiming that there are no older people in those comedy writing jobs? At all. All are gone? Somehow I don't think that is the case.
- willvarfar 13y ago(Did you read the whole article? He directly addresses this.)
- guyzero 13y agoI'm not claiming anything. That's what the article claims.
- jodrellblank 13y agoYou are reasoning that smart and hard working people get these jobs, all smart and hard working people who apply will get a job, therefore anyone who doesn't is either stupid or lazy?