dirtybirdnj

I appreciate the who's hiring / who wants to be hired posts. I am curious if we can flip this pattern a little and have some discussions on how people found jobs they are in, or jobs that were meaningful and impactful…

Hello, I am currently trapped in a job I don't want. I can't get out because it's really hard for me to either find work locally, or find a job that I can even tolerate. Question: How do you escape a job when you have…

Hello and good tidings fellow HN readers, Please share stories of ways you / yourself / your team / someone you were watching really blew it up / didn't make a deadline / otherwise failed in this past year. Why am I…

Hello, I am working on creating an e-commerce storefront with next.js and snipcart. The promise of snipcart is AWSEOME. Build a simple website, add their buttons to it, and their service will scan your site and populate…

Hello, 1. Have you ever been laid off from a job for reasons that were not related to your performance? 2. Did this affect your job search / career afterwards? 3. Do you feel that being laid off from a job prevented you…

Hello, I am in the midst of a years long struggle to find appropriate work that actually uses my skills. I am in an administrative tech job and I absolutely hate it. I want to get back to writing code, queries, doing…

Hello HN, I am currently neck deep in the job hunt, working a job I hate and unable to move the needle. Instead of screaming into the void I want to engage with others here who are having a difficult time, not finding…

I am looking to discuss / talk to people who have burned out, whether or not you feel you've recovered. I just got turned down for another job and I am at the end of my mental and emotional rope. Tomorrow I have a…

I recently started a new job where I'm building a website and some software infrastructure for a brand new company. I have been a professional developer for over a decade and worked in many teams large and small, as…

Hello HN, I'm a software engineer with about 10yrs experience living in the US. I've had some really bad luck with my last few jobs and despite my experience I'm having trouble feeling like I can do things within my…