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Post by z3ncyberpunk »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #244
itake wrote: post #191

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He responded here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31600686

What really rubs me the wrong way is the tone in his original post, which sounds remarkably like a boomer complaining 'people didn't want to work and it screwed us do-gooders over' In his follow-up comment it really sounds like their jobs were either shit or the compensation wasn't good enough. Lots of companies paid their workers well and didn't have retention issues, but the 'big boys' just treat labor as disposabl…

Millennial naivety

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Post by RBBronson123 »

buf wrote: post #31

This really bums me out. I was a convicted felon at 18 years old, poor, living on the street. It wasn't any government re-integration program that helped me, it was a random person I met in highschool. I worked my way through everything -> college -> jobs -> startups -> lucky windfalls -> owning my own company. I've immigrated to Europe (3 times in the last 10 years technically), beating the legal issues each time. A…

Hey Buf-thanks for sharing your feelings and your kind words of support. And congrats for kicking ass in your release. A number of people have asked about donating, but frankly, I don't feel right about accepting charity. We'll get through this, and I will continue pursuing my life's work. Thank you again for your big heart. Richard

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Post by RBBronson123 »

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #35
buf wrote: post #31

This really bums me out. I was a convicted felon at 18 years old, poor, living on the street. It wasn't any government re-integration program that helped me, it was a random person I met in highschool. I worked my way through everything -> college -> jobs -> startups -> lucky windfalls -> owning my own company. I've immigrated to Europe (3 times in the last 10 years technically), beating the legal issues each time. A…

It's your type of understanding and fervor that's needed for a 70MR to move forward. Have you considered taking it over? Think about it. Sometimes you're the solution.

Hey Wheels-thanks for sharing your positive thoughts. We had 2 business lines: our job board and our staffing business. The job board is very low touch, although it does require dedicated personnel driving employer acquisition. But the tech side is easy.

By far, the bigger business is the staffing company, and it requires lots of people to land large corporate accts and service them day-to-day and drive job-seeker acquisition. People are expensive, as you know.

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Post by RBBronson123 »

johnebgd wrote: post #295
buf wrote: post #63

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I haven't considered taking it over until your comment just now. I've always told myself I'd write a book and do some talks at some point in my life, but I've been heads down either trying to survive or building companies that I put it off. Thanks for the idea. Richard, I'll shoot you an email.

Count me in to help. I have a knack for making the impossible possible. I’ve mentored EIT’s through Defy in the past. If you need clients I expect corp to corp agreements with established recruitment agencies would be a good place to start generating revenues.

Thanks for your kind offer to help.

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Post by RBBronson123 »

scoggs wrote: post #209
buf wrote: post #63

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I haven't considered taking it over until your comment just now. I've always told myself I'd write a book and do some talks at some point in my life, but I've been heads down either trying to survive or building companies that I put it off. Thanks for the idea. Richard, I'll shoot you an email.

I will help you.

Thanks for the offer.

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Post by RBBronson123 »

sebastianconcpt wrote: post #159
buf wrote: post #63

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I haven't considered taking it over until your comment just now. I've always told myself I'd write a book and do some talks at some point in my life, but I've been heads down either trying to survive or building companies that I put it off. Thanks for the idea. Richard, I'll shoot you an email.

Definitively sounds like you have one of the bests existing opportunities to implement the 2.0 of that idea.

I am considering several blockchain approaches.

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Post by RBBronson123 »

ManuelKiessling wrote: post #148
RBBronson123 wrote: post #99

When I announced the launch of 70 Million Jobs on HN back in 2017, it proved to be one of the most widely read and discussed posts ever on the site. I was totally blown away. Once again, I am struck by the incredibly sensitive and supportive tenor of the reactions to my news here. For some context, besides having a criminal record, I was/am a solo founder who somehow talked his way into Y Comb. Perhaps most surprisin…

This might really be a stupid question and I can imagine you have other things to do right now, so zero hard feelings if you don’t answer: But regarding this whole Great Resignation thing, not only in this specific context but in general — there is one thing that I just don’t get: What on earth are these Resignators doing? Where do they go? I mean all those people have to end up SOMEWHERE in the job market, don’t the…

That's an excellent question plaqueing economists and workforce development professionals. It made send for people to stay home when they were receiving supplemental federal unemployment insurance. But now? How are they surviving?

I think that workers at this level (blue-collar, light industrial, low-skilled, whatever) have become empowered within the economic turmoil. I think that whereas before, they'd take any job at any wage out of desperation, now they recognize there's much more demand for their services, so they can jump around, seeking for the better option. I suspect that it'll all normalize over time, but that's the one commodity we can't afford, at this point.

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Post by RBBronson123 »

thruway516 wrote: post #260
ManuelKiessling wrote: post #148

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This might really be a stupid question and I can imagine you have other things to do right now, so zero hard feelings if you don’t answer: But regarding this whole Great Resignation thing, not only in this specific context but in general — there is one thing that I just don’t get: What on earth are these Resignators doing? Where do they go? I mean all those people have to end up SOMEWHERE in the job market, don’t the…

They're living off the stimulus checks and their crypto investments. At least they were before the checks stopped and the market tanked.

The vast majority of people released from jail or prison do not own crypto assets. Nor do they have bank accounts, established credit, laptop, transportation, clothing, housing or a job.

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Post by RBBronson123 »

codeenlightener wrote: post #131
RBBronson123 wrote: post #99

When I announced the launch of 70 Million Jobs on HN back in 2017, it proved to be one of the most widely read and discussed posts ever on the site. I was totally blown away. Once again, I am struck by the incredibly sensitive and supportive tenor of the reactions to my news here. For some context, besides having a criminal record, I was/am a solo founder who somehow talked his way into Y Comb. Perhaps most surprisin…

What are the operational costs of 70MR? What prevents you from scaling to zero employees?

As explained elsewhere, our staffing business was by far our best product line. Staffing is a notoriously people-hungry enterprise. They're required to sell large employers, nationally, to handle the logistics, to drive job-seeker acquisition, and much more. This is not a pure tech undertaking.
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