Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer?

Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by codebudo on Thursday June 14, 2018 @10:02PM (#17316978)

Have you applied for unemployment? State benefits may not fully pay the rent but should help. You'll likely need to supply proof that you're looking for work but that sounds like your plan anyway.

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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by bequanna on Thursday June 14, 2018 @10:31PM (#17317103)

With some exceptions (hostile work environment, etc.), unemployment typically won't pay out if you quit a job.

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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by homelessdev on Thursday June 14, 2018 @10:41PM (#17317134)

unemployment approved me as the reason I quit was valid (HIPPA violations)

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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by DoctorOetker on Friday June 15, 2018 @06:14PM (#17324073)

perhaps these were symbolic breadcrums after you revealed your allegiance with the people instead of the corporation?

if true, this helps explain why you have a hard time finding an IT related job.

if true, this insight may help you find a job by selectively applying for IT work at civil right-ish places (EFF, small civil right-ish law firms, etc ...) as they may be less prone to discriminate on your past "offences", with the upshot that you might feel more at home in such a job than elsewhere?

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Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer? by homelessdev on Thursday June 14, 2018 @10:40PM (#17317129)

Sadly unemployment was very low and I already chewed through it in under a month

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