Ask HN: A Job or a helping hand? Some advice?
The situation. I'm 25, I have less than $100, live at home (in Idaho which has made things harder), likely on the autism spectrum and I struggle with depression + anxiety. I have about $8K in debt which is not a lot when compared to potential earning power but a lot when compared to my current savings. I spent 5 years living as a shut-in (long story you can read at http://fighttheurgetofade.com/). Started to work on getting my life back 3 years ago, it has been much much harder than I thought it would be; making money, dealing with mental health, and learning social skills is hard.
Never had a salary or a stable income. I have spent my career freelancing. At times I have had more than enough money to get on my feet and start living but a combination of poor decisions, bad luck, and mental health caused failure -- same story of everyone in a bad situation. I'm ready to get my life together but that first step can be daunting when you have so little to start from.
I'm a decent developer. I have a strong grasp of Ruby and JS (especially ES6, Redux and React). I'm a polyglot and have dabbled with many many other languages (lots of free time).
I would love a stable job to get my life on track.
- GitHub: https://github.com/k2052
- Site: http://k2052.codes/
- Email: k@2052.me
- Ruby Framework I created: https://github.com/eldr-rb/eldr
- book on Rack & Sinatra: https://buildyourownsinatra.com/
- book I'm writing on React: https://www.thinkinginreact.xyz/
I'm happy to take something lowering paying to minimize the risk and investment. Don't feel like you are insulting me by offering me a junior dev position, I'd be happy to take it.
Any help or advice the HN community can offer is much appreciated!