Lesley Carhart 5d ago

I'm still often kinda stunned by the people in this market and this world who say they urgently want A) a cybersecurity job or B) to emigrate

And I directly offer to to help them by offering my calendar for the next month,
for free, no strings

And they're just like, nah, that time isn't convenient

Show threadLesley Carhart 5d ago
I mean yo - you can go pay a person $500/hr for advice if you want and they'll have like a 80% chance of being a pyramid scheme or a charlatan, but they'll definitely meet at a time you want.
Show threadLesley Carhart 5d ago

If you can't meet one single, totally free 30 minute online meeting in either the early morning or late evening across a whole month, and you want to get into cybersecurity in 2026, or immigrate to another country

no, you don't

Show threadLesley Carhart 5d ago
There's really no like "what if they're a parent" or "what if they're short on money" here. There just isn't. I have a variety of times open every Friday - Sunday, every week. And they're open 45 days ahead.
Show threadDamonHD5d ago
@hacks4pancakes That does sound very strange...
Show threadLesley Carhart 5d ago
@DamonHD Repeatedly. I mean, I have Questions at this point. People desperate to break into the field or bleeding envy I was able to move to another country and I -offer to help- them, no strings and the thought of that much work makes them stop.
Show threadDamonHD5d ago

@hacks4pancakes What do you think is actually going on?

Confused? Anxious? Executive Dysfunction? Unrealistic? Bone idle?
(I'm NOT confusing ND with idleness in my internal ontology here, but I wonder if either might be contributing...)

Show threadDarryl Shpak5d ago
@hacks4pancakes @DamonHD Foe emigration at least, I can imagine myself saying “oh I’m so jealous, I would LOVE to do that” when the truth is there are internal or external reasons why I wouldn’t/couldn’t and someone offering to help me with the logistics wouldn’t change that so I politely decline.
Show threadDamonHD
@darryl @hacks4pancakes The grown-up way to politely decline would be "I got ahead of myself: I cannot do that for other reasons much as I'd like to", not brushing it off as a diary issue!
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