curious - did your other employer know you had another job?
Yes and no one minds in that industry
i'm curious what industry/company is it?
Ask HN: Got fired from one of my 2 jobs
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#12You seriously care? Why did you get fired? Two jobs is awesome. Was it easy to get that going and did they both know?
They both knew and as long as I was completing all tasks needed then it was okay. I got fired due to 'financial reasons' and wanting to have a more on-site work which I could not do.
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#14I had two jobs when I was 23 for 3+ years. One was a large company and the other at a startup. The startup flamed out. Looking back on those days, I realize that I burnt out from the over-work.
You could look at your situation as an opportunity to develop a broader range of interests other than just work. Come clean with your SO/family. Keeping it bottled up only makes it worse for yourself. Ease off the pressure on yourself.
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#16Most of the good software devs I know actually only have one job, so sounds like you're back to the baseline. But who knows, keep applying and maybe you can push 4/5+ jobs at once, which would obviously mean you're 4/5 times better than most software devs. Good luck.
Quick q: if I have one software job, and one non-software job, am I 1.5x software-dev? 0.75x?
I say 1.5... sounds right :D
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#17Sorry about that, but if you need something related to laugh at:
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#18curious - did your other employer know you had another job?
Yes and no one minds in that industry
Maybe nobody says they minds, y'know.
Or even if they really don't mind: they have to let go people and it's down to three of you. Three out of two have only that job ... then there is this 22 year old with two.
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#19You are far, far more than just your ego. There is a vast world to explore, and fear is holding you back!
I thought of sending you links to read and watch, but if you want them, you’ll have to allow your curiosity overcome your fear and reach out to me (@maxharris9) on Twitter.
Re: Ask HN: Got fired from one of my 2 jobs
#20You seriously care? Why did you get fired? Two jobs is awesome. Was it easy to get that going and did they both know?
They both knew and as long as I was completing all tasks needed then it was okay. I got fired due to 'financial reasons' and wanting to have a more on-site work which I could not do.
> I got fired due to 'financial reasons' and wanting to have a more on-site work which I could not do.
"Financial reasons" is bullshit. They wanted someone at the office, and you couldn't do it. Management's decision was easy.