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[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 35 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

As a bit of a programmer, they're telling me they want a marketplace where instead of paying proactively for my time and advice, they come to me only after everything is 100% on fire?

Let's do this.

I assure my prices will be quite reasonable, for the situation.

Incidentally, what's everyone's favorite supercar?

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 10 points 4 days ago

Crassus as a Service

[–] vivi@slrpnk.net 34 points 5 days ago

as a senior, i think i would have to be given 5x pay before i would remotely consider this

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 34 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Turkey has a big opportunity here to corner the market for non-mechanical turks

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

At least they're not restricted to playing chess better than humans now, AI solved that problem a long time ago.

I also wonder if they will have inclusive hiring policies, like accommodations for dwarfism?

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hold up, I think you might have replied to the wrong post

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

The original Mechanical Turk had a human being inside. Wouldn't it be easier to fit someone with dwarfism in the space, if they so happened to have the skills of a grand master?

If yes, then reread my previous post with that in mind.

[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 16 points 5 days ago

i hope you get hazard pay for psychic damage

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 5 days ago