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The great displacement is already well underway?

(shawnfromportland.substack.com)
511 points JSLegendDev | 2 comments | 12 May 25 14:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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flerchin ◴[13 May 25 19:55 UTC] No.43976998[source]▶
> I even hit rock bottom: opening myself up to the thought of on-site dev work

This to me is likely the issue. I suspect if he was willing to move and work on-site, he'd have been back in the saddle quite quickly. My forced career moves also all involved a nationwide job search, and corresponding move.

Still, I believe the struggle, and worry that we'll all be there in the next few years.

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aorloff ◴[13 May 25 20:07 UTC] No.43977120[source]▶
I stumbled upon this line as well.

And then I realized that he started with just getting home after driving 6 hours of uber to make $200, which didn't really square with on-site work being rock bottom.

On site work is exhilarating at the right place

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1. awkward ◴[13 May 25 20:32 UTC] No.43977376[source]▶
Exhilarating on site work often doesn't line up with needing to be a full time caretaker for family, unfortunately.
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2. parliament32 ◴[13 May 25 23:46 UTC] No.43979140[source]▶
Employment, in general, doesn't line up with needing to be a full time caretaker for whoever. SWE is a curious exception, sometimes, in some companies, but the vast, vast majority of the workforce goes to a place to work, then hires a nurse/nanny/caretaker to fit their other obligations.