Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W...
by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @11:54AM
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I love software development. It's not just a job, but a hobby, as well. My GH Activity Graph is solid green, because I code every day. Sometimes, more, on weekends.
I haven't been paid since 2017. I was laid off, after 27 years. It was totally expected, and I was prepared.
What I wasn't prepared for, was the rejection from the industry.
Once I got over that, I was fine. I found some 501(c)(3) work that interested me, and I've been doing that. I did some writing, started trying to implement many of the ideas I had, while being paid (but were ignored), and found out that I had been absolutely right, the entire time (It is not hubris to postulate that, if I had been allowed to implement my ideas, the layoffs would not have been necessary, but that's all water under the bridge).
I used to say that "My dream is to work for free."
I haven't been paid since 2017. I was laid off, after 27 years. It was totally expected, and I was prepared.
What I wasn't prepared for, was the rejection from the industry.
Once I got over that, I was fine. I found some 501(c)(3) work that interested me, and I've been doing that. I did some writing, started trying to implement many of the ideas I had, while being paid (but were ignored), and found out that I had been absolutely right, the entire time (It is not hubris to postulate that, if I had been allowed to implement my ideas, the layoffs would not have been necessary, but that's all water under the bridge).
I used to say that "My dream is to work for free."
Livin' the dream...