←back to thread

The great displacement is already well underway?

(shawnfromportland.substack.com)
512 points JSLegendDev | 5 comments | | HN request time: 0.613s | source
Show context
shawnfrompdx ◴[] No.43977897[source]
I am the author of this piece, and i didn't share it to HN, I don't hang out here. I just gotta say wow, tough crowd. i wrote this piece from an emotionally low point after another fruitless day of applying to jobs. I didn't have a particular agenda in mind. I was voicing what i've been through and some of what I was experiencing with no expectations.

you'll notice in the comments section that the population of substackistan is much less FUCKING CYNICAL AND NEGATIVE than you guys, with many commenters saying they are in the same position. I heard from writers, designers, engineers, going through similar times.

my portfolio site is https://shawnfromportland.com, you can find my resume there. if you have leads that you think I might match with you can definitely send them my way, I will even put a false last name on an updated resume for you guys.

for those who are wondering, I legally changed my name to K long ago because my dad's last name starts with K, but I didn't like identifying with his family name everywhere i went because he was not in my life and didnt contribute to shaping me. I thought hard about what other name I could choose but nothing resonated with me. I had already been using Shawn K for years before legally changing it and it was the only thing that felt right.

replies(40): >>43978061 #>>43978084 #>>43978111 #>>43978182 #>>43978270 #>>43978317 #>>43978368 #>>43978405 #>>43978575 #>>43978642 #>>43978686 #>>43979142 #>>43979293 #>>43979543 #>>43979644 #>>43980101 #>>43980125 #>>43980578 #>>43980737 #>>43981072 #>>43981864 #>>43982246 #>>43982254 #>>43982403 #>>43982630 #>>43982688 #>>43982752 #>>43982931 #>>43983388 #>>43983896 #>>43983905 #>>43985249 #>>43985329 #>>43988893 #>>43992247 #>>43993590 #>>43996740 #>>44016506 #>>44018751 #>>44019499 #
1. static_void ◴[] No.43980125[source]
Shawn from PDX, I'm also from Portland. I'm also unemployed. Let's be friends. Come to the next Rust meetup and hang out.
replies(2): >>43980252 #>>43981089 #
2. shawnfrompdx ◴[] No.43980252[source]
thanks for the invite! i had to leave portland in 2020 due to the cost of housing and the humanitarian disaster of homelessness. I'm in New York state now which is also not great for other reasons. I hope Portland can improve things for itself.
replies(1): >>43980765 #
3. Sparkyte ◴[] No.43980765[source]
It has gotten better over the years with much more progress to be gained.
4. hellojesus ◴[] No.43981089[source]
Is the rust meetup PDXRust or is there a different group? I have considered trying to create a professional network for awhile but haven't taken the plunge.
replies(1): >>43984518 #
5. static_void ◴[] No.43984518[source]
PDX Rust, yes.