@markwyner
You're reward will be in heaven, Mark.
And thank YOU for being a saint.
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Y’all went to town on this post today. I now have a queue. 😂
I’m honored that folks out trust in me. I’ll do my best to help. Hang tight. I’ll be with y’all as soon as I can.
@markwyner
Not me but maybe you can help this fellow Masty out:
@markwyner Saw this just a few above yours in my timeline:
@markwyner and what do you know about work? Protesting and burning down stores is not a job
@markwyner What a wonderful service to offer people, Mark. Thank you for doing this for people.
Hugs.
@markwyner oh wow, if you have any tips for a DevOps engineer that’s been out of work for 17 months now I would appreciate it! I have been applying everywhere I can and am not even getting a nibble
@markwyner
You're reward will be in heaven, Mark.
And thank YOU for being a saint.
@Guillotine_Jones I’m an atheist. But I do appreciate your kind sentiment. I’ll settle for a reward of helping all of us escape fascism.
@markwyner
Pleez pardon the expression, Mark, but amen.
@Guillotine_Jones pardoned! 😂 All is well, friend.
First of all, this is super cool of you! Thank you for helping others.
But mainly, what advice do you have for someone who has worked in the dev space (really, manual QA) and is just not on board for the inevitability of all the things going AI? I guess learning a trade and starting over in your early 40s is doable, but the scenario ... just sucks.
@markwyner
Listen… I don't want to step on the queue, but can you get me the Workday PM address?
…or some web automation toolkits, I'm not picky…
@markwyner This is super kind of you 🫶
@Gina this is anarchy and resistance. If we all work together, we weaken the systemic structures that billionaire fascists are trying to aggressively impose upon us.
@markwyner together matters because it's a LONG HAUL and we need to spell each other.
@Gina
@markwyner beautiful. I'm not (currently) in the design or IT worlds, but I think about the former and their intersection a LOT. In any case, I may just reach out
@markwyner got anything remote? I cant go back to assembly and am really struggling with a very poorly paid remote job.
Urf. I'd love to take advantage of this, but I'm hoping to skate through at least the next year or so at my current gig & then f'ing •retire•* (public sector web work).
I do find myself fantasizing about what the next thing could be, though. Something in water conservation and/or renewables.
What a trip it would be to have a job I actually •wanted•....
* Assuming ofc the economy isn't irretrievably crashed by then....
(Reminds me, I need to look at retirement numbers....)
@cavyherd I love that you’re thinking this way. And I believe you’re not alone. If I didn’t LOVE what I do for a living as much as I do, I’d probably enjoy thinking about a new journey.
I have a tough time even imagining what it would be like to love what I do.
But having now done my mandated duty of supporting myself through my adulthood, maybe it's about damn time I had a go...?
This seems relevant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyUYa-BnjU8
@cavyherd I’m very fortunate that my hobby happens to feed my family. What a gift. I don’t take it for granted.