> I spent some time working as a consultant

Did you consult on your own or work with a company? If you were on your own, how did you find clients? I've got a business entity ready to go and am heading to meetups to try and network. What else should I be doing?

Any tips on how to get this off the ground? I've got the business entity set up and I'm going to meetups to try and network. What else should I be doing to land my first clients?

The frequency and absurd reasoning for these layoffs is really getting old, and I'm sitting here wondering if I should just expect this every 6 months to 2 years working in this industry, and if so if I should switch career paths altogether.

To be clear, I know I'm decent at my job. I can measure the impact I had, and see the customers we made happy, the usage our products created, and the monetary value it created for my former employers.

This is more asking if the frequency of layoffs I've experienced is normal, or something unique to me right now

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41381118

Points: 8

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If the tech sector were to unionize, could that union be used to effectively push back and prevent any layoffs or acts of "doing more with less" via an aggressive PIP culture?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41216542

Points: 5

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Its a different job market we're in that requires more cleverness to be noticed.

What tricks do you use to stand out and quantifiable increase callbacks / recruiter reachouts on your resume or LinkedIn?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40505278

Points: 9

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As a runner, I would imagine anything that brings smoke into your lungs (assuming that’s how it’s ingested) would make them less efficient at gas exchange and consequently any aerobic exercise like running

Nothing against the stuff, just guessing it impacts performance

They manufacture basically everything and export a ton

We need more support for employees like this!

Lots of comments about the F150 Lightning but I feel like the Rivian is the real competitor for the cybertruck here. Different buyers

Isn’t he already at Microsoft? Or was that hypothetical

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38296989

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What if I’m the 5th messaging app? How do I get a place over the first 4? How does Samsung decide?

What if I’m the 20th or 50th? Do I deserve a shot? If not where is the cut off? How do I become a winner and not a loser in this situation as the first N shown will have a huge growth advantage

Does this mean I can get that money back? Who do I talk to/where do I go to do so? My bank? Zelle itself?

I want to find a job where I feel fulfilled or at least a hobby that I get actively excited to do. Maybe start my own company based on the above.

But I have no idea how to find that “thing”.

When I was a teenager, I had a ton of excitement about specific things and the energy to go learn every little thing about them, but now in my 30s, even if I know I’m interested in a subject, I barely pursue the topic.

It’s like there’s a wall of apathy between the thing I might be interested in and the act of following it.

I’m not depressed.

I have an active social and dating life, I eat well, sleep well, have a good relationship with my family.

But the spark and passion that I felt maybe 10 years ago is gone.

How do I rediscover what I enjoy and do something with that?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38241907

Points: 8

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I take propecia to make sure those portals to the demon world stay _closed_

I’m an entrepreneur looking to start a business in the EU so I can sell to people in that market.

If location in a specific country doesn’t matter to me, what’s the path of least friction to getting long term residency and a business started?

the path of least friction to EU citizenship assuming my business adds value to the EU?

Do I need to _also_ set up an LLC in Florida to make this work or is my SC LLC sufficient?

If yes, do I need to do this in all 50 states if I want to do business with entities in each, or how do individuals acting as contractors handle that?