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Re: Ask HN: What are the biggest problems in your life?

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Post by leafygreene »

llamajams wrote: post #28

Started a business with my dad, brother joined a few years later, it's been 13 years now, we've put our blood into it , same with every one in the family. We prioritised the business over everything, health, relationship, friends,all our life savings buying a house. Covid hit us pretty bad, missed some payments, 3 days from now I'm probably gonna throw the downpayment I've been saving at it, but the lawyers's have fu…

The thing with small businesses is that it's all-consuming. If you think you can squeeze work-life balance out of a business, then you are borderline delusional.

The (false) freedom, (unstable flow of) money, and (faux) independence of being a business owner can seem great, but the 24/7/365 grind isn't worth it for so many who try. I didn't have a weekend off for 9 years!

If your business fails, take the lessons and run, particularly with regard to whether you want to be owned again by your livelyhood in future endeavors.

Maybe failure is the door you've been looking for. Don't be afraid of it.

Re: Ask HN: What are the biggest problems in your life?

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Post by leafygreene »

nobodyandproud wrote: post #30

Why isn’t Medicare gradually phased-in starting at 40 or 50? Why are my sheltered retirement funds only available penalty-free at 60 and onward? Can I survive and thrive in tech into my 50s?

re: survival in 50s.

Only if you are by then successful. If not, your career will stall late 30s when you realize tech is age-bound, however immoral or illegal.

They absolutely will hire 2 inexperienced college grads over paying for your 25 years of experience everytime.

Re: Ask HN: What are the biggest problems in your life?

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Post by willcipriano »

trinovantes wrote: post #7

I'm almost 30 and still have to deal with acne

Have you tried accutane? I have a family history of adult acne, took accutane in my early 20's and after six months it was permanently gone. They used to call me "Pizza Face McGee" it was that bad.

Re: Ask HN: What are the biggest problems in your life?

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Post by culopatin »

I’m almost 30 and I’m still chasing the career I want. I’m in IT, but I want to be in software dev. I want to build things, not just fix them.

When I was 17 a company poached my from my technical high school and put me in the field to learn by doing. It went great, but it’s not the career I want. I need to find the same opportunity but in a software developer role. I’m confident that I’ll be a sponge and I’ll produce results quickly under someone’s wing, but it’s rare that someone wants that with such competitive market.

If someone here is curious about this, please reach out, I’m willing to take it as a second job part time if you can’t pay much, or even if you can’t pay. All I need is an opportunity to get my foot in the door.

Re: Ask HN: What are the biggest problems in your life?

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leafygreene wrote: post #36
nobodyandproud wrote: post #30

Why isn’t Medicare gradually phased-in starting at 40 or 50? Why are my sheltered retirement funds only available penalty-free at 60 and onward? Can I survive and thrive in tech into my 50s?

re: survival in 50s. Only if you are by then successful. If not, your career will stall late 30s when you realize tech is age-bound, however immoral or illegal. They absolutely will hire 2 inexperienced college grads over paying for your 25 years of experience everytime.

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