Timeline for Why are part-time jobs in programming an anomaly?
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| Nov 26, 2011 at 20:21 | comment | added | Mikle | @FeralOink Thank you. dvk: Do you know me? If not you have no reason to talk about people like me. I think you are assuming too many things. I'm sure that if you'll work 8 hours a day you'll be happier and less condescending :) | |
| Nov 26, 2011 at 3:09 | comment | added | DVK | @Mikle - I'll put it as nicely as possible. When a green newbie shows up at my team, I have to spend close to 50% of my 10-hour-long work days for a couple of weeks (and 25% for months) to teach them and bring them up to speed on stuff. That's a VERY expensive proposition to be wasted on "team" member who'd like the easy life and would not bother contributing to the team full time for a significant period of time (and your part time stance screams "will quit soon"). So no, people don't want to teach someone like you. | |
| Nov 25, 2011 at 19:06 | comment | added | Ellie K | @Mikle Now that sounds like a really good idea: Give yourself two months to find what you really want. That is totally reasonable! With an attitude like that, and a contingency plan in place for day one of month 3, well, maybe you won't still be looking 3 months from now. Some people are VERY rigid, uncompromising. Doesn't seem like that describes you, in which case you'll do fine. Set limits, make plans, yet be willing to compromise. Good luck! | |
| Nov 25, 2011 at 18:42 | comment | added | Mikle | @FeralOink I think I'm young enough to strive and get what I want. I gave myself a two month limit on this search, if I don't find a part time job I'll either become a contractor or go full time (or start my own thing) but I'm definitely not gonna give up without trying. Stephen, aren't we all learning our craft all the time? How can you say that coworkers are not there to teach, since this is the essence of a team - working together and learning from one another. I can be an expert with 40 years of experience and still learn from someone who just graduated. | |
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| Nov 24, 2011 at 17:40 | comment | added | Stephen | @Mikle I think you're going to have to prioritize what you want. Co-workers are not really there to teach you, though that happens quite frequently. If you're still learning your craft, you might want to dive in and work full time. There will be time for side projects, just less of it. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 17:13 | comment | added | Ellie K | @Mikle You can't have everything. Stephen gave you a good answer. I had a difficult time finding my first part-time job as a programmer, as a contractor. I did get something, 20 hours a week, for $50/hr for 6 months. And I actually ended up working around 30-35 hrs a week to get the job done. I couldn't bill all that time, cause the company didn't have the budget for it, and I wasn't going to just quit. There are lots of agencies that will actively seek YOU as a freelancer, if you are skilled. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 17:08 | comment | added | Mikle | Working as a freelancer is a hassle. You need to actively seek out clients, advertise yourself and deal with clueless managers. Also, it is quite lonely, while I want to work with a development team to learn from. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 13:24 | history | answered | Stephen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |