zboox

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by zboox 6y ago
A freelancer is usually an independent contractor, so they're a subset of contractors. You get a certain kind of freedom with freelancing but it does get tiring to chase people down for your money.
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by zboox 6y ago
Doesn't really have the "team" feel when the rest of your team is offshore. Large time zone differences make synchronous communication difficult.
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by zboox 6y ago
It's simply good to ask questions to show your interest in how others reason about.
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by zboox 6y ago
Hi Hnrobert42, thanks for your advice but I am not certain about limiting my options to small startups. I already attract small startups to a high degree and for better or for worse, they never want to hire me as W2. So I don't get sig
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by zboox 6y ago
As stated before, I find freelancing to be a lonely experience. Not a lot of developers to talk shop to, and rarely do clients follow-up with additional work or referrals. I finish work for clients as I get paid, and usually never hear from
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by zboox 6y ago
I find freelancing to be a lonely experience. I don't get to talk shop with co-workers as well. >I have no plans to go back to full-time employment. You should consider that route. Just because that is your preferred experience, you
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by zboox 6y ago
Do I need to make that distinction explicit? Companies are usually more interested in hearing what the employee can do for them rather than what the employee wants out of their career. Underselling myself is probably also due to my lack of
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by zboox 6y ago
What good would a code bootcamp do for me which I can't already do self-taught?
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Ask HN: How do you build up your first career close to age 40?
43 points by zboox 6y ago|30 comments
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by zboox 6y ago
Sounds like the bystander effect.
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by zboox 6y ago
I'm seeking a website for politics similar to what Patheos does for religion and non-religious perspectives. All the biases are present, but they are more clearly delineated and categorized in different "channels".
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Ask HN: Is it ridiculous to want to create more privilege for yourself?
1 points by zboox 6y ago|3 comments