RickWolter

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by RickWolter 4y ago
without a doubt
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by RickWolter 4y ago
I misunderstood you. I thought the "But there seem to be too many notes here to not call it a symphony" was referring to me. I thought you were insinuating I was a psychopath. I apologize. I clearly didnt understand what you were
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by RickWolter 4y ago
> I have worked with charming psychopaths in the past as has anyone who has been in this business for some time, and you do get better at spotting certain things. how many charming psychopaths have you worked with ? And what have you sp
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by RickWolter 4y ago
I agree with everything you say here. I was unaware that people have taken it so seriously as to feel compelled to learn to code. I agree with you, its being marketed everywhere. And you are spot on about the other options (for employment)
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by RickWolter 4y ago
thanks. I try.
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by RickWolter 4y ago
my 2 cents .... its unnecessary. It often then just leads to me having to explain what that term means. I would much rather use formerly incarcerated. Its a fairly neutral term, imo. Its not loaded with negative connotations like terms such
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by RickWolter 4y ago
just want to add that you are correct imo. confinement was overall the very worst experience of my 18 years in prison.
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by RickWolter 4y ago
thank you for the kind words. I was really lucky to get another chance considering the severity of my mistakes. Helping others get their life on track seems the least I could do.
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by RickWolter 4y ago
Hey everyone. My names Rick. Im the person Adam is interviewing. If any of you are interested in learning more about Underdog Devs, please reach out to us on Twitter @RwoltX and @UnderdogDevs or directly to underdogdevs.org We are always lo
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by RickWolter 4y ago
coincidentally at Underdog Devs we took in some of the students from that failed project. It was called Mined Mines. A few still made it later and became software devs, but the majority didnt work out.
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by RickWolter 4y ago
Obviously not everyone wants to learn to code. I dont think anyone mistakenly believes that.The (possibly overused) advice to learn to code is prevalent because software is prevalent Ill repeat what ive said elsewhere...It is a legit path
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by RickWolter 4y ago
I agree with much of what you said. You've also missed the point if you are referring to the non-profit Underdog Devs, which helps the formerly incarcerated become developers, with your bootstraps comment. If we could become software d
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by RickWolter 4y ago
well said if you had some free time to volunteer and wanted a mission reach out here.... https://www.underdogdevs.org and on Twitter @UnderdogDevs
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by RickWolter 4y ago
we are always looking for folks such as yourself to help with underdog devs. https://www.underdogdevs.org and on Twitter @UnderdogDevs
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by RickWolter 4y ago
For anyone in the thread wondering how a felon might get ahead... Im a formerly incarcerated software engineer. I now run a non-profit org called Underdog Devs dedicated to getting formerly incarcerated people into software engineering jobs
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by RickWolter 5y ago
You're right I havent made an effort to hide my past. Hard thing to hide, spending nearly half my life behind bars. I also highlight it. I use it as a tool. Its a point of reference for people wondering if they can do it. And we have
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by RickWolter 5y ago
I agree they were defensive responses. I was responding to accusations. The defensiveness was intentional. The first comment felt like he was insinuating we are sketchy and the second that I was attempting to involve him in a "pissing
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by RickWolter 5y ago
Why insinuate I was instigating a pissing match? I answered sincerely and in some areas corrected you. Thats it. I didnt attempt to "out credential" you. Your post felt like it was insinuating we are shady and so I answered. Corr
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by RickWolter 5y ago
Underdog Devs founder here... We are a scrappy group of software engineers working to create opportunities for people who might not otherwise have them. Mainly the formerly incarcerated. We are a very unique org in that we have no operating
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by RickWolter 5y ago
I reached out and asked him for his support. He thinks its an interesting problem to solve and has decided to help.
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by RickWolter 5y ago
By disadvantaged we mean people from a lower socio-economic background.
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by RickWolter 5y ago
In referring to "disadvantaged" we meant having a lower socio-economic background. Mainly those who are economically disadvantaged. We started by trying to help only the formerly incarcerated but enough people reached out that we
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by RickWolter 5y ago
He is helping us solve some things. Mainly how to get companies to give our mentees a chance.
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by RickWolter 5y ago
reach out. We are always looking for more support.
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by RickWolter 5y ago
We have had 16 people hired in under a year and without a website at that time. Companies will hire if you use your network to make it happen.
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by RickWolter 5y ago
Hi founder of Underdog Devs here.... 1. The website is sparse because we spend our money on the mentees bills and so relied on those learning to build it. 2. As for orgs having a "fairly significant level of sketchy behavior" and