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Re: Show HN: Side Quest – An aggregator for not full-time tech jobs

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post #18

Thanks for making this! Would you mind sharing what sources this looks at, or are you keeping that proprietary?

A few I'd like to keep to myself, but if you poke around it's obviously no secret that stack overflow contributes a fair bit. The code is some frankenstein monster of a few failed projects I've created over the years, but so far it's doing its job!

If you're using HN Who Is Hiring threads as a source at all, we ask people to link back to the original posts when they do that.

I feel like that's a good and fair practice in general when copying content on the web, but obviously what you do with other sources is between you and them.

Re: Show HN: Side Quest – An aggregator for not full-time tech jobs

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post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of us have integrity. We would like part time work but are not willing to lie and steal from our employer to get it.

Employers are generally paying for your output not the hours spent.

I doubt that this is true.

And I'm not sure workers would want it to be true.

We know about the warehouse bots hounding humans into subservience/defeat.

I'm guessing the other bots are right behind -- just not quite as popular yet.

Re: Show HN: Side Quest – An aggregator for not full-time tech jobs

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This rarely works in fields where they hire full time salary employees. The reason being that the part time employee is still very expensive in a lot of fixed ‘per employee’ cost areas like hardware and licenses combined with the fact that the full time salary person is supposed to be available to get the job done even it that involves some overtime or just off hours work, things part time people are notorious for be…

I'm talking small business. Hardware would be employee's own laptop. Software in those fields would be a pittance. If I was a bastard who wanted value for money, I'd hire those part-time mums. From what I've seen, they end up feeling obliged to work out of hours, so you'd effectively get 0.8 FTE while paying for 0.4-0.6. Roles like social media or content writing with scheduling involved instantly creeps into days of…

On the flip side, if you want the best part-time moms, pay well, supply the hardware, and be very flexible with when work hours happen.

Re: Show HN: Side Quest – An aggregator for not full-time tech jobs

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Love the concept. I'm fresh out of college, so I'm more than happy with full time work at the moment, but I'm definitely hoping to FIRE (or more like FIPT) within 10 or so years if things go well. Working 20 hours a week sounds fantastic. Enough to give me something to do on a regular basis, but also enough to let me do whatever I want to do, whether that be freelance development, or a new hobby.

Re: Show HN: Side Quest – An aggregator for not full-time tech jobs

#36
post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Employers are generally paying for your output not the hours spent.

I doubt that this is true. And I'm not sure workers would want it to be true. We know about the warehouse bots hounding humans into subservience/defeat. I'm guessing the other bots are right behind -- just not quite as popular yet.

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Re: Show HN: Side Quest – An aggregator for not full-time tech jobs

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post #35

Love the concept. I'm fresh out of college, so I'm more than happy with full time work at the moment, but I'm definitely hoping to FIRE (or more like FIPT) within 10 or so years if things go well. Working 20 hours a week sounds fantastic. Enough to give me something to do on a regular basis, but also enough to let me do whatever I want to do, whether that be freelance development, or a new hobby.

Best of luck! I spent most of my twenties using all the cash I had on travelling. I don't regret it at all, but some of my friends showed me their retirement accounts recently and I'm definitely a little concerned.

I'd love if North America would get behind the 4 day work week. I might even make a category for employers offering that.

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