←back to thread

The great displacement is already well underway?

(shawnfromportland.substack.com)
512 points JSLegendDev | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0.585s | 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 #
mizzack ◴[] No.43978061[source]
I thought most of these comments have actionable if not tough to hear advice.

Perhaps offering an opportunity for more humility and introspection. Instead you’re here doubling down on the victim mindset.

Wishing you the best.

replies(2): >>43978121 #>>43986921 #
1. Windchaser ◴[] No.43986921[source]
Hey, sometimes people don't want advice. Sometimes they just want to kvetch.

Secondary: sometimes they've already been offered this advice.

I'm with you that there's a "rubber meets the road" place where you have to put in the work. But there should also be a place where we can offer sympathy and solutions, instead of only focusing on solutions.

replies(1): >>43991705 #
2. junto ◴[] No.43991705[source]
I love this comment. Comments like this are one of the main reasons I love this site.

You are the kind of person I want to work with and who I’d like to have as a friend.

Thank you for sharing.