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>7 days a week in person Is this sarcasm?
My understanding is that in the UK things are often done 8 days a week.
We also do 25 hour days.
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#123I'd like to thank everyone for the comments and upvotes,
as it stands, I have now been unemployed(while searching) for 3 months.
I have decided to make some serious changes to my search and what I do with my spare time.
I'll post a follow-up to this.
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#124I'd like to thank everyone for the comments and upvotes, as it stands, I have now been unemployed(while searching) for 3 months. I have decided to make some serious changes to my search and what I do with my spare time. I'll post a follow-up to this.
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#125I certainly am also. 32 years of professional work. Capable and willing to wear many hats, communicate with people of all walks of life (and neuro-divergencies), and even travel frequently. Over the last two years I have applied to at least 150 jobs. For each application which would accept a cover letter, I wrote one. And I only applied to roles which I really believed I would fit into - I didn't just spray and pray.…
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#126I feel you on this. The market is rough right now, especially for remote roles in the UK/Europe. A few things that helped me and others I know:
1. The "hidden job market" is real - most roles never get posted publicly. LinkedIn connections and warm intros close more doors than cold applications.
2. Consider targeting specific niches where your Rails/Node/Go stack is highly valued. Fintech and healthtech companies often prefer experienced engineers who can ship reliable code over "move fast and break things" types.
3. Don't underestimate smaller companies (50-200 employees). They often pay competitively but get far fewer applications than FAANG-adjacent companies.
4. Your GitHub looks solid. One thing that sometimes helps is having a few short-form technical posts on your own site or blog - it helps establish expertise when hiring managers Google your name.
The market will turn. 10+ years of shipping real products is valuable, and companies that recognize execution skills will find you. Keep pushing.
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Hi Sam. As you wrote you are 7 days a week, how many hours is it per week?
We don't make people punch in and punch out. We give people the flexibility they need to do what they need to do. If we are not taking care of personal errands etc, we're working on something fun. We do get out and do things as a team etc & take breaks when needed lol. Edit: To answer your question I work at least probably 14 hours, but there are times when it's less and times when it's more, depends how hard I can p…
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