Post #2928541
2026-05-26 08:13 UTC
Replies (5)
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@technocrow@blahaj.zone 2026-05-26 08:14
I am very very tired of being dirt poor
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@almad@fosstodon.org 2026-05-26 20:32
@technocrow@blahaj.zone I got my first job because people using my hobby software were looking for devs. I think “I may be an industry junior, but I have a proven track record of delivering working software and self-discipline, motivation and project management skills to do so” is a good selling point to a lot of companies
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@NuclearOatmeal@beige.party 2026-05-26 15:53
@technocrow@blahaj.zone Some good responses here. Networking is a real strong tool. A degree is another useful door. Some place automatically 86 resumes without a degree. 😒 Audacity is potentially useful as well. When I was younger, and the Web was weirder, I just dropped by the local ISP and told them I could make their web page better with the power of "DHTML" , and I'd send them a link to my homepage. It got me a bit of consulting, then an offer for full time, and I progressed from there.
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@Alkaris@meow.social 2026-05-26 15:06
@technocrow@blahaj.zone If you're in to cyber security I would maybe check out Hacker One where companies and such post bounties for their software, and people get paid for it. This can sometimes get people the jobs they want. https://www.hackerone.com
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@neurobashing@mastodon.social 2026-05-26 14:17
@technocrow@blahaj.zone I was in a band, and the drummer's brother had a small consulting company that had gotten large enough to need a sysadmin. I had been spending a lot of time learning Linux, and so he hired me. I think right now the best bet is to try to find small companies who aren't deeply in the throes of AI psychosis.