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A comment on Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you with a gig?.

Re:Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you... by atmosx on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @02:51PM (#10813934)
Can I ask why are you interested in 1 gig and not a full time job?

Your skills seem pretty much what 2 out of 3 companies in WWR[1] are looking for. If your skills are what you say they are, you'll get hired in no time IMHO.

I wish you best of luck and happy new year.

[1] https://weworkremotely.com/ and SO careers are the best job-boards IMHO.

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Re:Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you... by _whynow on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @03:44PM (#10814243)
Can't pass a background check, and this is time-sensitive. I also like my independence since, in times past, things have been difficult to hang onto long-term due to said baggage.
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Re:Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you... by atmosx on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @03:47PM (#10814276)
Okay, fair enough.

I wish you all the best and a Happy New Year!

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Re:Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you... by mml on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @05:08PM (#10814693)
starting a new gig generally involves not getting paid for nearly a month.

//or so i'm told

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Re:Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you... by atmosx on Thursday December 31, 2015 @02:43PM (#10819259)
Not always. I request 30% of the estimated amount upfront, when dealing with new clients. Once trust is established, I don't bother my clients with pre-payments.
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Re:Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you... by Eric_WVGG on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @03:42PM (#10814230)
A full-time job implies a commitment of at least several months, possibly years. That isn’t a commitment I’d walk into lightly, could take many weeks of research and interviews. This guy needs to pay rent.
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Re:Ask HN: Struggling to pay rent this month. Can I help you... by jaredcwhite on Wednesday December 30, 2015 @03:31PM (#10814176)
Could be a variety of reasons. Not everyone is interested in being beholden to a single company. Just like an investment portfolio, it can be a worthwhile to have a diversified income strategy.
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