121–130 of 322 posts
Hang in there, you're still young and healthy. It gets better. You can become a programmer, and there are jobs out there. Now, some harsh advice: You are being completely unrealistic in your expectation of a remote position while you live in rural Iowa. Problem 1: Where you are located _____________________ Get out of Iowa. Seriously. The tech-hub effect is real and Iowa has very few job opportunities for programmers…
Hang in there, you're still young and healthy. It gets better. You can become a programmer, and there are jobs out there. Now, some harsh advice: You are being completely unrealistic in your expectation of a remote position while you live in rural Iowa. Problem 1: Where you are located _____________________ Get out of Iowa. Seriously. The tech-hub effect is real and Iowa has very few job opportunities for programmers…
Des Moines has a significant tech footprint now.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It seems like the biggest issue is not that he doesn’t have the skill set to find a job but his (admitted) mental illness. He needs someone to help him through that first. No, I don’t have any answers, but I do know how hard it is to do well at a job if your mind isn’t clear.
I spent nearly 6 years on the street. Practical solutions for helping me solve my actual problems was the best thing for my head space. I wrote some of it down. Most of that can be found in the above blogs of mine. I'm not at all unfamiliar with mental health issues. This is what I deeply and sincerely believe works. If you disagree, perhaps you could hook him up with a better solution instead of raining on my parade…
The advice I would offer is self love and hustle. Anytime you hear that voice saying you fucked up, acknowledge it and let it go. Today is a new day full of opportunity. Have you tried grabbing gigs on Upwork or Freelancer? If you've got the chops, most gigs would pay well enough to get you rent in Iowa pretty quick. Keep your chin up, and keep hacking!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have you looked at the GitHub profile? Don't want to be harsh, but it looks like he never really learned how to code either, which is kind-of sad. I'm not a stickler for education, but there's something to be said for at least finishing highschool; you learn how to learn if nothing else.
I'm not sure how to efficiently parse a GitHub profile but in what way does it indicate he never learned how to code?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I spent nearly 6 years on the street. Practical solutions for helping me solve my actual problems was the best thing for my head space. I wrote some of it down. Most of that can be found in the above blogs of mine. I'm not at all unfamiliar with mental health issues. This is what I deeply and sincerely believe works. If you disagree, perhaps you could hook him up with a better solution instead of raining on my parade…
You can disagree without offering a solution. His comment was with the aim of addressing the underlying problem. OP could get a dev job tomorrow and lose it within a week if mental health issues impede his ability to function on a team. Your parade isn't as important as OP's predicament.
You can disagree without offering a solution.
Your parade isn't as important as OP's predicament.
You and the other commenter are offering nothing of help to the OP. Your entire focus is on taking me down for some reason.
Meanwhile, my opening comment offered actual resources to try to help the OP. If you think that addressing his problem is the most important thing here, then you could do the same thing I did and leave comments aimed at being helpful instead of comments aimed at shooting me down.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You sound pretty out of touch. In Iowa there is an enormous agriculture industry - an industry not known for asking a lot of personal questions about origin or current status. If you can show up and do the work (and maybe pass a drug test), you're hired. And often paid cash. Outside of agriculture, there are the usual suspects. Bars, restaurants, cleaning jobs, roofing, painting, other forms of low skill construction…
The implication is that the majority of homeless are just lazy, yea? Just pick apples! I've been exactly there. You're not making minimum wage when you show up to the farm to pick apricots all day. Bars - need a bartender license. Yes, you do, nobody is risking it in 2018. Restaurants, sure, but again, you're not making minimum wage, and if you whiff of hobo you're not working front of house and getting tips. Cleanin…
I don't consider it a low skill though, it's being handy. Something I am not, so respect them. They build your home that you pay a loan for. While some of us get paid for apps that cost 1$ with a ad supported free version and that gives a 30% commission to the platform owners.
As the author discovered, reliable transportation and a permanent residence are often prerequisites for many office jobs. However, I do know that in Iowa there are many other kinds of jobs, lots of which would pay a wage sufficient to get back on one's feet, and have more lenient requirements. Perhaps the author needs to get any job vs. a programming job? Establishing a place to live, getting consistent income, and t…
[deleted]