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I'm curious, why in a situation like yours you are looking for a remote job? It seems that an office job would be much better.
Sorry to hear about all that you are going through. Looking at your profile - it appears as though you've worked extensively in technology in the past - and are reporting a cash crunch currently. First order of business seems to be securing a place to live. Could be a friends couch or a room to rent. Longer term, resuming employment in the tech industry seems to be a good path to financial security. A couple of quest…
My depression is I believe in remission and I've built resiliency skills. I might be getting a sales job soon, selling astroturfing and rock scaping to homeowners.
It's door to door sales but the pay is good if I can actually set appointments. Plus I'm working on overcoming rejection sensitivity and overthinking, I think sales could help with that..
I work at the new Kiln co working space (they also have hotdesks), send me an email and let's connect
I’ve been homeless and am now an employed engineer, so I know it’s possible to make the leap. You can’t make it in one go, though. Get a better job, that can get you stable housing. I don’t know the job market in your area, but try looking for temp agencies. They will do a basic interview and help you find something that uses your existing skills. Until you get stable housing and your basic needs met, focus on what y…
If he switches from contract/1099 to a wage job I wonder if child support will start garnishing the fuck out of it. This is the black hole a lot of people get sucked into and end up having to start their own business to buy some runway because the courts very much enjoy kicking non custodial parents in the teeth to the point they cannot get one foot on the ground.
There's a safe house near Flood and Tabernacle St, I just drove by it, they may have some resources that can help
> What would YOU do in my situation to break the cycle? I would start by getting in touch with extended family, friends, and anyone who trusts me enough to lend me a couch. Then I would make sure that my footprint on said couch was as small as possible. (IE, I'd make sure not to leave a mess.) Finally, I'd be very open about my search for employment so they're constantly assured that I'm actively working on becoming…
> I drive Lyft/Uber full-time Stop driving Lyft/Uber. It's for those who don't have any skills beyond driving a car. Sit down and determine what are the skills that you currently possess that are the most valuable on the market right now. Then sell those to the highest bidder. My two cents, that isn't a job. > I know I can earn 3-4x more doing freelance tech, but I can’t do that from a car. Yes, you can. That's a lim…
I only have a desktop. I thought about getting office space from the chamber of commerce for 250 per month... and I can use their fridge to save money on food (Greek yogurt, Jimmy Dean sandwiches, and string cheese is all I need)...
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a man's dependent children are not his "social connections." whether my scenario is the correct path or not, I'd repeat that considering this is what other advice should be seen in light of. however, if you want to drill down on it: what is a guy going to do with a pc he needs secure shelter to operate? what kind of decisions is he going to make that protect it? what kind of promises is he going to make and break to…
If you think that your children aren't social connections, then I have one question: What happened to you? You are right that he needs to ditch the PC, but he needs to ditch it for a laptop.
depression is a terrible disease because it's like an addiction that gnaws at your humanity and makes you a slave to it, and a lot of parents use their kids as enablers and a source of supply. if change were easy, everyone would do it.
laptops are generally more expensive than an old PC, children aren't assets to be used as connections or leverage to get himself out of this situation, they are people he has a responsibility to that he has failed to be able to meet.
nobody has to follow this, but they have to face the possibility and then decide whether it reflects the truth.
Not that this is the whole solution, but I can send you a used MacBook Pro M1 or M2 (can’t remember). You can use that to go on Mercor and see if any of the roles suit you. Reply to this thread, if interested.
Out of morbid curiosity, do you have an extra MBP because of getting to keep one (or buy back for cheap) from a past job? I'm asking because I've also accumulated some Mac's in my career and I see others also offering them up in this thread. I've always wondered how common it was to accrue them from past tech companies.