or is just me? looks like jobs or personal real estate sales are failing me hard...if i was younger (now late 30s) i would've considered a fake firefighter stripper path, for now i'd persist on this cursed route.
Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
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Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#2I have been out of work for roughly two years, though I should note that, for religious reasons, I have limited my search to positions involving Rust. Toward the end of last year, however, it seemed that the situation was beginning to improve: new job postings appeared that looked credible, and by the start of this year I had two interviews (both initiated by companies themselves). In one case, I advanced to the later stages of the process and was close to receiving an offer. So I was hopeful things will turn around.
I think, now, given what's happening in the Gulf, you can firmly assume that the recovery will fully stop; if not worse. It's safer to assume that this will not resolve any time soon. I am from near the region, and I know a few friends who had to go back to the country because their jobs/workplace was affected. So that's one job market that's now bust.
Interest rates will remain high, if not go higher. Life will get significantly more expensive with $100+ oil. This will be a global pain, unfortunately.
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#3I am affected my a political choice, which is law which did happen in
2015/2016 in my country (EU member state).
This have been disastrous: the web sites of my administration have been replaced by web apps, of course requiring one of the web engines from the WHATNG cartel.
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#4I'm affected by inflation. Salary increases have not kept up. Not at all.
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#5I have been out of work for roughly two years, though I should note that, for religious reasons, I have limited my search to positions involving Rust. Toward the end of last year, however, it seemed that the situation was beginning to improve: new job postings appeared that looked credible, and by the start of this year I had two interviews (both initiated by companies themselves). In one case, I advanced to the late…
I am curious - what does choosing only Rust have to do with religion? Or am I taking your statement to literally?
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#6I have been out of work for roughly two years, though I should note that, for religious reasons, I have limited my search to positions involving Rust. Toward the end of last year, however, it seemed that the situation was beginning to improve: new job postings appeared that looked credible, and by the start of this year I had two interviews (both initiated by companies themselves). In one case, I advanced to the late…
I am curious - what does choosing only Rust have to do with religion? Or am I taking your statement to literally?
Not the OP, but I interpreted "religious" as something like a strong, unyielding preference. As in "I wear my helmet religiously when cycling."
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am curious - what does choosing only Rust have to do with religion? Or am I taking your statement to literally?
Not the OP, but I interpreted "religious" as something like a strong, unyielding preference. As in "I wear my helmet religiously when cycling."
That’s what I thought too but didn’t want to make any assumptions. In that case it’s honestly stupid to not having income come in for two years because of a preference for a certain language.
When I’m out of job - which has only happened for a grand total of 5 weeks in 30 years including 3x where I was laid off or PIPed (Amazon 2023) - my first priority was to get any job to stop the bleeding and keep interviewing if it wasn’t what I wanted. Luckily, only once did I have to take a stop gap job/contract (2011)
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#8I have been out of work for roughly two years, though I should note that, for religious reasons, I have limited my search to positions involving Rust. Toward the end of last year, however, it seemed that the situation was beginning to improve: new job postings appeared that looked credible, and by the start of this year I had two interviews (both initiated by companies themselves). In one case, I advanced to the late…
How have you survived for 2 years without a job?
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#9I have been out of work for roughly two years, though I should note that, for religious reasons, I have limited my search to positions involving Rust. Toward the end of last year, however, it seemed that the situation was beginning to improve: new job postings appeared that looked credible, and by the start of this year I had two interviews (both initiated by companies themselves). In one case, I advanced to the late…
I am curious - what does choosing only Rust have to do with religion? Or am I taking your statement to literally?
See the Epistle of James (James 5:3)
"And their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire."
Re: Ask HN: Are you negatively affected by the recent economic stagnation?
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am curious - what does choosing only Rust have to do with religion? Or am I taking your statement to literally?
See the Epistle of James (James 5:3) "And their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire."
Now you've got me curious about what the Bible has to say about crustaceans, and if anyone's already created a religion around Rust [the programming language].