You want meaningful AND part time?
Yes.
It means that you'd probably have to compromise heavily on the third arm of the triangle, i.e. the salary.
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#22You want meaningful AND part time?
LOL
Low wage or freelance?. :P
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes.
It means that you'd probably have to compromise heavily on the third arm of the triangle, i.e. the salary.
best match: https://www.mturk.com/worker
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#24What kind of work are you looking for? Frontend, backend, BI, DBA, UX, testing, tech support…?
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#26I've done this lots. The thing to recognize is that people don't post for part time work, but they will often settle for part time work. Heck, lots of them have never even thought of it! I used to just fire tons and tons of cover letters out to companies on stack overflow careers saying "I think I'm a great fit, but I'm only available part time" and see who bit. (And lots bit)
Also, it helps to explain (if this is true) that you are available every day for part of the day and that you can be flexible about the arrangement. That is much easier for managers to deal with than 2 or 3 days per week and you unreachable on the others.
Also, don't listen to folks saying it can't be done who have never actually tried. I've been doing it for many years.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes.
It means that you'd probably have to compromise heavily on the third arm of the triangle, i.e. the salary.
No you don't, you just need to get better at selling yourself and negotiating. Most devs are terrible at negotiating and putting themselves forward.
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#28I've done this lots. The thing to recognize is that people don't post for part time work, but they will often settle for part time work. Heck, lots of them have never even thought of it! I used to just fire tons and tons of cover letters out to companies on stack overflow careers saying "I think I'm a great fit, but I'm only available part time" and see who bit. (And lots bit) Also, it helps to explain (if this is tr…
Thank you! I appreciated this info!
Re: Ask HN: Where do you find meaningful part-time tech jobs?
#29What kind of work are you looking for? Frontend, backend, BI, DBA, UX, testing, tech support…?
I mainly look for backend (Rust or Python).
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#30Transloadit is a similar company to Gumroad when it comes to work philosophy. What kind of job are you looking for?
Mainly backend or tools, in Rust or Python.