jamesmp98

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by jamesmp98 7y ago
> I had drivers who were clueless about using a navigator I absolutely despise when drivers ask me the directions when their GPS is telling them right in their face. That being said I've only ever rated a driver low once, and that w
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by jamesmp98 7y ago
Perhaps you're right. I probably have a warped view of wages working in tech, but I just can't imagine working for over a decade just to max out around $50-$60k without starting my own business
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by jamesmp98 7y ago
I actually got sick of the "trades" trope recently and did a little research. Looking at local job listing, the entry level pay for most of the trades is very grim and you have to put years and years of work to get a decent wage.
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by jamesmp98 7y ago
Cold war Era propaganda that has many people still believing that "socialism is when the government does stuff" plus a pretty frightening lack of critical thinking skills among many Americans
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by jamesmp98 7y ago
> find some enterprise-y software and learn it well and then go out and contract/free-lance Unfortunately this usually means having built your prior career around said software as it's not always cheap /easy / possibl
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by jamesmp98 7y ago
But how do you find these business who are established, but have problems that can be solved. I don't want to be the guy who has a solution in search of a problem.
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by jamesmp98 8y ago
I wish
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Ah, used yall's product in high school some years ago ;)
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
> What an overlong and rambling article. Welcome to Medium
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Today I learned I'm paid so poorly it's time to revolt
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
IMO, the content is good, but the customer service and such is terrible
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
I don't think people understand that boring tech is where most of the jobs are
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
and users who don't pay
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Apress
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
I'm assuming you need to be late in your career in order to do something like this
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
I mean, it depends on where you live I guess. Out here, you can probably live well on $50k
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Job: Systems Programmer/Developer I, Experience: Professinally? ~4 months, Salary: $37502. Bonus: ?, Location: Columbia, SC
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
I keep hearing how great blue collar josb are, but looking at glassdoor, most of them seem to be in the $30k - $50k range in my state
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
So true
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
> but a few minutes on YouTube comments puts everything back in perspective Facebook and Reddit work too ;)
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
I don't think there are enough skilled jobs for everyone
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
I miss ATL malls
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
TL;DR anyone? I got half way through and lost interest.
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Sorry, but it's not JavaScript
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Because this is HN not Reddit
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
This is how I see the future of the industry. Either that, or wages get driven down so low that it's not a career worth pursuing anymore
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
There not enough developers to fill the demand though!
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Just bought an Honor 6X for only like $200. great phone
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
I'd be interested, I'm no expert in said technologies, but learning is no problem. If that's ok where could I start?
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by jamesmp98 9y ago
Maybe they should just learn to code. That's the magic job these days right?

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