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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I work in games. Its fucking incredible looking at my linkedin. I would say about 80% of my coworkers throughout my career are out of work right now. I started my own company because I was sick of it.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I started my own company because I was sick of it.

I'm genuinely curious to hear how you've found it easier to land clients than employers. In my experience, you really need a good in with a bigger firm if you're going to have any hope of launching a business. Unless your old employer is jettisoning their contracts as quickly as they jettison their staff, that can be tricky.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i'm not trying to land clients.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Traditionally, a business without clients is called a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

this is where i block you because you're annoying.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is it a cooperative one? Or are you on the road to becoming the next shitty owner?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

look at my user name.

I once joined a company because literally everyone in the company had the same salary. i took a 30k loss of salary to join that project. I believed in the company though and its founders. it turned out to be the best place i ever worked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago