[ SECRET POST #3948 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3948 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Spyro: Ripto's Rage! & Spyro: Year of the Dragon]


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03.
[The Shape of Water]


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[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]


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[Brooklyn 99]


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[Community]


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07.
[The Exorcist on Fox]


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[silent/early sound film]


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(Panda and Rintaro, Polar Bear Cafe)







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Comments

same anon

[(Anonymous)]

And some other stuff I thought of after I posted...

You say you have a CS degree? What do you plan on doing with it? Like others have mentioned...many computer-y jobs allow telework.

I myself have a computer-y job (though not the telework, alas). Back on the subject of things interviewers look for? Someone who's motivated and willing to get a jump on things/show initiative in projects. You know what doesn't match that? Someone who is content to stay unemployed because it's easy.

If you could at least show you've been doing work on your own (open source project? volunteering to help secure the network of your local school? bug bounty competitions?) that would be something though. But again, that still assumes you're applying for jobs somewhere.

CS isn't like back in the day when just having a degree would net you a job. Nor does having a job in that field mean you can sit in a cubicle and code all day (or whatever) and not have to talk to people. (since you mention the job your family wants you to interview for requires...talking to people and you don't want to do that). I talk to people all day on my team. We collaborate. I talk with other people on other teams. I talk with people in other parts of the company. I could.not.get.my.job.done if I didn't talk to people. A lot. And I get it...I'm an introvert too. It can be incredibly draining. But when I have a successful project because I was able to get it done with others' help? Super rewarding. I just make sure that my downtime at home is mine if I need to recharge by being alone/playing video games/reading/whatever.

And to be frank...I would hate to rely on my family's finances for myself. What if something happened to them and suddenly they weren't so well off anymore? What if they just decide they're tired of you staying at home and not getting a job (despite helping out around the house or whatever) and essentially push you out and then you're stuck finding a job on your own and having to find a place to live while you do it?

Nothing says you have to stay in this job forever. But getting in any job so you can become self-sufficient and turn that into finding something you want to do more (and now have a better chance of getting since you can show job history...) is way better than staying at home and waiting for the right opportunity to drop in your lap.

I know this is "the next day" from when you posted so you may have already interviewed (or come up with an excuse not to go) but either way. You should take the hint your family is giving you here and not continue making excuses for why you can't/shouldn't work.