I was contacted this week by an old acquaintance, and he had a proposition for me. "Hey, I hear you're a programmer! That's great, because my buddy and I have this idea for a business. We have everything important figured out, and all we need is a programmer to throw
  • Irdial@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    6 months ago

    “Hey, I hear you’re a programmer! That’s great, because my buddy and I have this idea for a business. We have everything important figured out, and all we need is a programmer to throw it together.”

    The sheer number of times I have been approached with this same phrase… 😂

    • Buckshot@programming.dev
      21·
      6 months ago

      I fell for it once, high school friend, seemed like a reasonable idea, I was early in my career and looking for experience. I did learn a lot but ultimately the business failed before it started and I got paid a few 100 for nearly as many hours work.