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Ask HN: Second Part-Time Job?

I've had a stable (remote) SWE job for company A that pays 6-figures. I feel under-challenged and not super-excited about the industry (marketing), so a few years ago I took on a side-gig at company B in a completely different industry to learn new things, did that for about 8 months (not impacting my job at company A as I would work evenings). Then I quit company B (on good terms), for the...

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Re:Ask HN: Move to SF or Start a Lifestyle Biz? on Thursday February 21, 2019 @03:19PM (#19220217)
One other thing to consider is the immigration aspect, since you're from Canada.

Will the new company sponsor your visa or apply for the employment based green-card? Visa can be tricky because you are generally tied to an employer, and it might be considerably more difficult to get permanent residency later on and takes a long time.

If they sponsor your green-card then that's a big benefit from the immigration stand-point, especially if you want to move to LA later on

Ask HN: Would You Take One a Side Gig?

I've had a stable (remote) SWE job for company A that pays 6-figure. I feel under-challenged and not super-excited about the industry (marketing), so a few years ago I took on a side-gig at company B in a completely different industry to learn new things, did that for about 8 months (not impacting my job at company A as I would work evenings).Then I quit company B (on good terms), for the...

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