"Really stinks not having car. I hate putting others out of the way to help. So my boss is driving out here to Tim buck two to get me work and get me home if car not fixed. But at least get to go. So I am thankful for that."
> I fucking hate the boss i wish Bruce springsteen had of gone the way of bon scott,Kurt cobain or Jimi Hendrix. But at least they had talent and i wouldn't be hearing his shit on mmm right now
0%, which is odd, because I had a tough conversation with my boss yesterday :P (of course this thing doesn't check Hacker News, or my odds would improve a lot :) )
Yep, and it pays well enough that I even get to take large amounts of time off. I basically keep a teacher's yearly schedule, having fun all summer, working through the spring, fall, and winter, making as much as when I had a boss breathing down my neck. I lost 20lbs and found the woman I'm going to marry. And I've been completely debt free for the last 3 months. It's been amazing.
Not the guy you're replying to, but my experience is that the ability to either say "no" or "yes, but that will cost more" makes crazy random demands really tolerable.
They try sometimes, and then I tell them that I'm not going to do what they want but what they need. The lack of debt thing makes it really easy to be up front with clients, which somewhat ironically makes it less likely any issues will grow to the point that one or both halves of the relationship end up disgruntled.
Mostly database systems. Building a custom ERP system for a client right now, .NET/SQLServer now (because that is what I know best), SomethingFree later when their crushing work debt is over (and the system I'm making will help them get rid of their work debt, the system they are running right now is awful). But I've also done some minor hardware prototyping and graphic design work for a few people. It's basically whatever people want me to do, having gained a reputation for being a guy who can figure things out.
Hell, I've even made enough money for random toys off of my own line of t-shirts aimed at military veterans. It's been nuts, all of the different things I've gotten into in just the last year. Without the soul crushing traditional employment arrangement, I'm able to really get a lot of new projects going. Even considering opening a coworking space in which I charge desk-rent!
for those that don't want to go through disabling disconnect, ghostery etc just to see what it is (and it's not worth it) - it searches for tweets from people saying that they hate their job and displays them.
I really don't get the point. Sure, these tweets are ostensibly public to start with. We all know that. So why this passive-aggressive approach to things, with a quote at the bottom saying, "So don't blame me, instead get responsible"?
Perhaps whoever posted these tweets doesn't care? Maybe they've already done the math on the chance of discovery? Maybe they are posting anonymously?
This isn't even the first time we've seen a compilation like this, so it's not like it's novel or anything. Seriously, what's the point?
If I was considering hiring someone, and checked out their social streams and saw a lot of negativity directed towards their boss and job, I would only assume that's what I would be getting as well. They would never get the job. Same goes for high amounts of general non-work-related negativity in their streams as well.
I talked with a girl recently and she was surprised to find out that her tweets are public (and tweets from people she follows). I was surprised to find out she didn't know that.
This makes me think maybe there are many more people than we expect who don't know this.
True. I considered this in my original comment. I think the reality is that anyone who is on HN or who is likely to stumble across that site almost certainly knows this though.
If an employer has to spend his time troweling his employees' social networking accounts to find out which ones don't like their job, he's doing it wrong.
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> Les Lesboss P.
> I fucking hate the boss i wish Bruce springsteen had of gone the way of bon scott,Kurt cobain or Jimi Hendrix. But at least they had talent and i wouldn't be hearing his shit on mmm right now
Let's hope that these people quit their jobs to lead more meaningful existences.
If you write it on the Internet, be polite and respectful or anonymous!
Hell, I've even made enough money for random toys off of my own line of t-shirts aimed at military veterans. It's been nuts, all of the different things I've gotten into in just the last year. Without the soul crushing traditional employment arrangement, I'm able to really get a lot of new projects going. Even considering opening a coworking space in which I charge desk-rent!
Perhaps whoever posted these tweets doesn't care? Maybe they've already done the math on the chance of discovery? Maybe they are posting anonymously?
This isn't even the first time we've seen a compilation like this, so it's not like it's novel or anything. Seriously, what's the point?
If I was considering hiring someone, and checked out their social streams and saw a lot of negativity directed towards their boss and job, I would only assume that's what I would be getting as well. They would never get the job. Same goes for high amounts of general non-work-related negativity in their streams as well.
This makes me think maybe there are many more people than we expect who don't know this.