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How to get a job after your startup fails

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Re: How to get a job after your startup fails

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I think I would be an amazing employee. After managing several people in a startup I can really empathize for what it takes to be a good manager.

I now believe that bad managers aren't bad because they are bad people, they just lack the right experience. I'm more inclined to give bad managers a break and good managers unwavering loyalty.

Of course I can be projecting, since I'm still running my own business.

Re: How to get a job after your startup fails

#42
Or you could get a $10/hr shit-job...

I think the best part-time jobs are fitness clubs. You're in the right environment to stay healthy and it's low stress. I used to work part-time at a racquet club and it was pretty awesome.

If you do go this route - just make sure when you apply to Target (you're more classy than Walmart right?) you put down "some college" instead of graduating with a CS degree. Also lie about previous work... all my prior programming jobs I put down as "Tech Support" jobs. Before I did that my applications weren't even considered.

I'm at the point now where either I succeed at a startup or I end up being a janitor at age 40. I couldn't stomach coding for anyone else but customers/users ever again.

Re: How to get a job after your startup fails

#43

Or you could get a $10/hr shit-job... I think the best part-time jobs are fitness clubs. You're in the right environment to stay healthy and it's low stress. I used to work part-time at a racquet club and it was pretty awesome. If you do go this route - just make sure when you apply to Target (you're more classy than Walmart right?) you put down "some college" instead of graduating with a CS degree. Also lie about pr…

Haha.. this cracked me up. Either you must be a genius with a thick skin or a "do or die" type entrepreneur.
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