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Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by staplers »

mindfulplay wrote: post #24
seibelj wrote: post #13

Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange (Boston, MA https://poloniex.com/ ) is still hiring, crypto markets are doing fine - we make money whether it goes up or down. Interviews over Google Hangouts. http://poloniex.careers/

Crypto seems like the replacement for casinos gambling away your life savings at a desperate time. I don't have a beef with you but the whole crypto crapto markets really need to calm down and stop stealing money from naive people especially at this sensitive time. Lack of regulation helps launder money even easier.

  Crypto seems like the replacement for casinos gambling away your life savings at a desperate time.
I was thinking the same about the stock market. Most launderers use overseas bank accounts.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Kwantuum »

Cyberdog wrote: post #34

I'm a contract full-stack web developer. I've been "laid off" in that my last remaining client, who was already behind on her bills, told me to stop all work and she has no idea if/when she'll be able to pay her outstanding bills. I have no idea where next month's rent is going to come from. If anybody needs some contract web dev done, check out my info at https://albright.pro/ and reach out ASAP. I will cut you one…

Sorry to say, your online presence is dreadfully low for a web developer.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Cyberdog »

Kwantuum wrote: post #62
Cyberdog wrote: post #34

I'm a contract full-stack web developer. I've been "laid off" in that my last remaining client, who was already behind on her bills, told me to stop all work and she has no idea if/when she'll be able to pay her outstanding bills. I have no idea where next month's rent is going to come from. If anybody needs some contract web dev done, check out my info at https://albright.pro/ and reach out ASAP. I will cut you one…

Sorry to say, your online presence is dreadfully low for a web developer.

What do you mean by that?

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Eiriksmal »

Frost1x wrote: post #57

It's going to get bloody out there soon. Minimize your expenses if you don't already do this. The market was already fairly saturated from what I inferred last year when I jumped ship during a move. Most organizations did not appear to be seriously hiring, they were hunting for a labor bargain or someone to add to their future contact list for quick turnaround when demand rose. If you didn't think it was an employers…

>market was already fairly saturated ... did not appear to be seriously hiring ... an employers market

This was my experience in the job market last year, as well. A lot of open listings, but curiously picky requirements for who would be considered for a role. I definitely got the impression that companies were just idly trawling for fresh meat, without seriously pursuing any senior talent (read: highly experienced and commensurately compensated) for their "senior" roles.

I got my foot in the door as a contractor at a recently-acquired startup in the medical industry, considering it a safe bet against the inevitable recession. Like the economists and investors are now writing en masse on their blogs, I would never have guessed a virus would kick off that recession. =/

Advice for OP: Try finding which companies in the medical space are looking for front-end devs. There are a lot of not-exactly-tech companies that keep small groups of web developers employed.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Cyberdog »

impostervt wrote: post #53

Seems like a good time for people with ideas who can't code to team up with people who can code but don't have a good idea. To take a chance on an app/idea what we wouldn't normally want to quit our day jobs on. Are there sites that team people up like that?

Well, that's pretty much any job board. AngelList's jobs area [0] in particular has good deal of equity-only positions - no pay, but a share in future earnings (which, it can't be overemphasized, are entirely theoretical). Unfortunately, my landlord and debt-owners do not accept hope for the future as payment.

0: https://angel.co/jobs

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Peretus »

impostervt wrote: post #53

Seems like a good time for people with ideas who can't code to team up with people who can code but don't have a good idea. To take a chance on an app/idea what we wouldn't normally want to quit our day jobs on. Are there sites that team people up like that?

I've actually considered something like this. An idea of my own is creating a true marketplace for talent where everyone starts at a $1/hr for contract remote work, but the rate goes up by $x/hr for every hour that's booked in advance. Things would eventually balance out where there would be a balance of the rate with the 'pre-booked' time. Even if a person were to start at $1/hr, their hourly rate would either stall out or reach $40/hr by the end of the week.

If anyone would like to work on this kind of thing with me, feel free to get in touch. Who knows, it might actually get some traction.

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