[–] TheBuddha 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hit up HN and on the first of the month they have a who's hiring thread. There's almost always someone looking for Haskell skills and paying well because few people are doing it any more. My understanding is that it's actually pretty easy to get a job right now. It's just that they all kind of suck and you probably won't be better appreciated - unless you get in with a good company or are a rock star developer or whatnot.
They all seem to think of IT as a cost center, without actually realizing that they'd be sunk without it. From an outsider looking in, it's batshit crazy. I've been retired for a bit more than a decade and I've just watched the stories get worse and worse. I can't opine, because I'm not there, but it's to the point where some of the smartest geeks I know have gone off to be shit like plumbers or electricians.
[–] mineMineMINE [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The pay is better and they only have to take shit from a pipe.
I try to avoid YC like the plague. Don't really know why, but something about the place just doesn't mesh with my personality. Then again I've also seen the place as being part of the problem, or maybe they're just highlighting it. I'm really not sure. But, that also gets into my issues of moving. Unless some place is willing to cover moving costs that option is out for another 3-4 years.
[–] TheBuddha 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Oh, they are definitely part of the problem. That doesn't mean they don't have uses.
I've been throttled, not banned, for defending free speech. I admit, I was pretty energetic about it. However, I was standing up for Voat and they were assuming I'm a racist nazi. I'm not even white, I'm Native. I just love free speech. The shit I take for standing up for you guys! LOL
So, I'm muzzled there. I could email and they'd set me back to normal but I'm not done so they should probably leave me throttled for a little while longer. Also, I'm a math heretic and that pisses them off. It pisses them off more when they realize I have peers on their site and I'm correct. So, they should leave me throttled for a few more months.