paulgrant999

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by paulgrant999 8y ago
Only works if your company sees you as a potential partner. Which is why one of the strongest criteria I have now with a company, is whether or not they would consider doing a joint deal. You are far more likely to be treated as a peon, or
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by paulgrant999 8y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=18211529&goto=threads%... > Not every place seeks the jack-of-all-trades types of people. I'm not a jack of all trades. I'm a master of several. Difference. And I pic
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by paulgrant999 8y ago
Startup spooling no problem. But every business, needs capitalization proportionate to the scale. Therein lies the problem. I'm not hooked up with the right people, just the shit financiers. So looking at doing it off of positive c
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by paulgrant999 8y ago
Its directly ageism. Because it happens as soon as you hit 40. Sports has the same thing. So does the military (passed over 3 times for promotion in x amount of years, you leave the military). Military does it for competence. Sports doe
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by paulgrant999 8y ago
40+ and I can tell you, this is the case. basically industry just wants to suck the life out of you from 20-40, then dump your ass hard. just the way it is. last week I was talking to an Indian working two jobs, because his take home pay
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by paulgrant999 8y ago
I can attest to to his point about having a "story"; I have many skillsets (across several fields) and I went in to pitch for a position I could do in my sleep, and did not get the job. The last comment made by the owner of the c