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A comment on Ask HN: How did you find your ideal job?.

Re:Ask HN: How did you find your ideal job? by jcutrell on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @11:46AM (#6928609)
I very highly recommend contracting with a well-established company to attain the work visa, and freelancing with a few different companies to gain experience and perspective before signing on with a company.

I'd highly recommend against working for a company that doesn't value a subset of your skills more highly than the others; a somewhat specialized position will pay better.

I would also highly recommend that you work for a company (or many companies) with vision, mission, and values that you connect with strongly.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you find your ideal job? by minutetominute on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @02:45PM (#6930092)
"I would also highly recommend that you work for a company (or many companies) with vision, mission, and values that you connect with strongly."

This statement is extremely important. You can walk through hell if you're in good company. If you end up working with on great technology with people you can't stand, you will not make it through your job. The opposite will generally lead to your work environment being a lot healthier for you.

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