When a full time software engineers are looking for ways to supplement their income we should all be worried.
Whether it is inflation, consumerism, or just greed, something is wrong.
For sale: 8 hours/week of my time
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#22Hobbies that pay for themselves are fun. Get a laser engraver and learn to design cool tchotchkes to sell online. It won't pay nearly what a side-gig will, but it also won't feel like "work" as much. My partner sells organization plans/charts on Etsy and makes more than beer money off of it. She just does it for fun and throws whatever she makes online. Sometimes it doesn't sell, other times it sells like 3-4 units,…
I sell on Etsy and while the design/idea phase is fun the rest is just menial labor and customer service. I'd call it an interesting life experience more than fun.
Re: For sale: 8 hours/week of my time
#23Hobbies that pay for themselves are fun. Get a laser engraver and learn to design cool tchotchkes to sell online. It won't pay nearly what a side-gig will, but it also won't feel like "work" as much. My partner sells organization plans/charts on Etsy and makes more than beer money off of it. She just does it for fun and throws whatever she makes online. Sometimes it doesn't sell, other times it sells like 3-4 units,…
What do you mean by "organization plans/charts"? I'm imagining someone drawing org charts for imaginary companies and selling them to... I don't know who the customers for that sort of thing would be.
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#25How much are you looking to charge? And what skills do you have?
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#26Do you know C programming?
I am an experienced multi platform C++/C developer. Do you offer such projects?
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#27off topic: how did you negotiate 4x10 work schedule?
Re: For sale: 8 hours/week of my time
#28Hobbies that pay for themselves are fun. Get a laser engraver and learn to design cool tchotchkes to sell online. It won't pay nearly what a side-gig will, but it also won't feel like "work" as much. My partner sells organization plans/charts on Etsy and makes more than beer money off of it. She just does it for fun and throws whatever she makes online. Sometimes it doesn't sell, other times it sells like 3-4 units,…
What do you mean by "organization plans/charts"? I'm imagining someone drawing org charts for imaginary companies and selling them to... I don't know who the customers for that sort of thing would be.
lol you're off the mark
Think weekly planners and calendars or whiteboard kanban boards.
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#30off topic: how did you negotiate 4x10 work schedule?
Probably a confluence of many things, but the list is:
* Ive been at the company for over 15 years
* The local job market (Bay Area) is (was?) quite hot, and the company is not a sexy silicon valley destination that attracts talent.
* The company could not match the FAANG companies, and some folks had already jumped ship
* The raise from my annual view was less than desired. When it was clear that more salary was not an option, a got creative and asked for an equally valuable asset... my own time.
* Top it off, my boss is fantastic