throwaway202

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by throwaway202 16y ago
Thanks for suggesting coworking space. If I decide to burn off the rest of my debt via freelancing, that'll give me at least a shot of sanity.
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by throwaway202 16y ago
Awesome ideas. I've had coffee with people who were far more successful than me many times in an effort to understand how they did it. It hadn't occurred to me to do the same in this situation. I just added a todo to my calendar to contac
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by throwaway202 16y ago
Here's how I did it, for free: I spent the first month putting together a 'web dev' resume. This took a month because most of my experience was non-public, involved large teams, and/or NDAd. As such, I supplemented my resume by writing a
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by throwaway202 16y ago
A few reactions to this: - No kids, engaged, I have strong technical skills (10+ years of dev and ops experience, lots of IT project management experience), I'm healthy, in my 30s, and I am ready, willing and able to work. - Marriage resche
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by throwaway202 16y ago
Thank you so much for an incredibly helpful post. I've done about half of what you suggested, which means that half of it is new to me. One follow-up question for you: Do you have any advice on how to contact the HR department of a candida
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by throwaway202 16y ago
My wife-to-be got a great opportunity and she wants to pursue it. My assumption is that I bring enough value to the table that I'll get a job as soon as I figure out how to frame my experience in a helpful manner and meet more people.
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by throwaway202 16y ago
Not to be daft, but what all would you do to 'start networking now'? I've added a few possibly relevant professional events to my calendar, and I'm trying to get to know my neighbors but it doesn't feel like nearly enough and I've had troub
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Ask HN: I'm rebooting my life, and could really use your advice.
19 points by throwaway202 16y ago|23 comments