did you know that one hour of kitchen and house cleaning per day costs something like 20$ to hire some taskrabbit wagie to do
they in turn get like 14$ or less of that
this means if you live in a blue city and your roommate cleans shit every day and does *nothing else* they still effectively generate half the rent payment.
they in turn get like 14$ or less of that
this means if you live in a blue city and your roommate cleans shit every day and does *nothing else* they still effectively generate half the rent payment.
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@icedquinn I hire someone from task rabbit once a week on trash day to come clean. After taxes and fees it costs more and few people on TR will work for less than 2 hours. It usually cost me about 60$ - 80$ a week for a 3 bedroom 2 story home.
@freemo yeah i actually generate a nontrivial amount of value for this household which isn't captured by the low dollar amount of income. 
@icedquinn No suprise there honestly.
@icedquinn @freemo the question isn't what value does taskrabbit assign to your labor hypothetically, it's what would your slob roommates actually be willing to pay you to clean up after them? and it sounds like that number is zero. this is one major problem with roommates- if they don't mind living in filth, but you do, that makes for a very uncomfortable situation where you will resent cleaning up after them and they won't even notice or appreciate what you do
so basically choose your roommates wisely. it's tough. i've been there before.
so basically choose your roommates wisely. it's tough. i've been there before.
@icedquinn @freemo my client's help desk guy quit and they literally just sent me an email asking me to take over their help desk 
@icedquinn @freemo you're smart dude you can find a job doing some help desk shit resetting passwords or plugging people's printers in. it sux but this is how you work your way up to a cushy job as a code monkey making 6 figures
@lelouchebag @icedquinn @freemo for the big corpos, yes. but those are shit jobs. i try to only work for small businesses and they can't afford to pay to have someone chop their dick off
@meowski @icedquinn @freemo @lelouchebag
I've had tons of success with small businesses. Last company I worked for had something like 40 people and it sucked, the previous had 90 people and it sucked hard, the one before that had 1700 people and it sucked hardest.
Right now I'm working for a company of 16 people and it rocks. I'm blasting weebshit since I'm the only one in today aside from a coworker who came in to pick up a cabinet we were otherwise going to throw away.
Basically you should only work for companies where you can talk to the big boss without needing to do paperwork or get scolded for not respecting the chain of command or whatever. Last job I had sucked because the manager was always working from home or on trips and could never be reached except by 1 day's delay. When he left the position was simply never refilled and it worked out just fine.
I've had tons of success with small businesses. Last company I worked for had something like 40 people and it sucked, the previous had 90 people and it sucked hard, the one before that had 1700 people and it sucked hardest.
Right now I'm working for a company of 16 people and it rocks. I'm blasting weebshit since I'm the only one in today aside from a coworker who came in to pick up a cabinet we were otherwise going to throw away.
Basically you should only work for companies where you can talk to the big boss without needing to do paperwork or get scolded for not respecting the chain of command or whatever. Last job I had sucked because the manager was always working from home or on trips and could never be reached except by 1 day's delay. When he left the position was simply never refilled and it worked out just fine.
@inorez @freemo @icedquinn @lelouchebag a top-heavy company is a nightmare to work with. this can happen in small businesses as well, especially tech startups. but with big corpo culture you're always going to have multiple levels of middle management and project managers and other useless parasites who's sole purpose in life is to squeeze every last drop of blood out of you, yet who know very little about the subject matter resulting in a lot of misery for people actually doing the work
so yea small businesses ftw* but also the right kind of small business
so yea small businesses ftw* but also the right kind of small business
@meowski @freemo @icedquinn Small businesses shouldn't give a shit about PC nonsense so you should be fine assuming you're skilled. I figured quinn was talking about big tech since AI-filters were mentioned. You don't even have to do anything if you claim trans, if anyone questions it report them to HR for being transphobic
@lelouchebag @freemo @icedquinn yea he is talking about corpo AI, but my point is just skip all that and find a small business instead
it's tough because the big corpos have absorbed so much of the economy- small businesses that would have needed a single part-time person to handle their computers and phones and web stuff don't exist because walmart and amazon have eliminated 90% of them
it's tough because the big corpos have absorbed so much of the economy- small businesses that would have needed a single part-time person to handle their computers and phones and web stuff don't exist because walmart and amazon have eliminated 90% of them
@lelouchebag @freemo @icedquinn so yea, either say you're a tranny PoC on your resume to get past the AI filters, then work for shit wage and commit self-die because your life is a pile of shit and your manager screams at you and you have to go to diversity training once a day....
or put in the effort to carve out a niche for yourself. to do this you have to be clever and rise above the sea of garbage out there that everyone is drowning in.
or put in the effort to carve out a niche for yourself. to do this you have to be clever and rise above the sea of garbage out there that everyone is drowning in.
@icedquinn @freemo applying for jobs is a numbers game. don't go for the big corpos that use these AI screening processes. my most lucritive clients have been small businesses that are local. a lot of small businesses want someone in the area who can come hold their hand and change their diaper in person - and most importantly has "people skills" and can help them with strategy and communicate well and also act as their therapist
the hard part is finding those small businesses. that takes time and sustained effort. but they are out there. there is a lot of competition. my best client now (the one who wants me to take over help desk, which i'm not doing) - i sent them a resume, they hired someone else who sucked, then they contacted me months later and asked me to come in. i didn't put any pressure on them or write them off when they ghosted.
the hard part is finding those small businesses. that takes time and sustained effort. but they are out there. there is a lot of competition. my best client now (the one who wants me to take over help desk, which i'm not doing) - i sent them a resume, they hired someone else who sucked, then they contacted me months later and asked me to come in. i didn't put any pressure on them or write them off when they ghosted.
@icedquinn @meowski @freemo
Again, you are doing something wrong. How many hours per day do you dedicate to applications?
You can work remotely for projects anywhere in the world. So, yes, you have 1/100 chance of being hired, but the opportunities are endless. 1/100, doing 6 hours per day applications... in a matter of 3-4 months it's almost impossible not to be hired.
Again, you are doing something wrong. How many hours per day do you dedicate to applications?
You can work remotely for projects anywhere in the world. So, yes, you have 1/100 chance of being hired, but the opportunities are endless. 1/100, doing 6 hours per day applications... in a matter of 3-4 months it's almost impossible not to be hired.
