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The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the glass-is-half-full dept.

SimuAndy writes "David Dvorkin, a programmer and writer of some repute, has published an essay on The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed. Well worth the reading time as a small break in a busy day."

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  1. Another Benefit of Being Unemployed by inertia187 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Becoming a Slashdot Addict

    I have time to become intimately familiar with all of the Slashdot memes like FP!, GNAA, In Soviet Russia, and CowboyNeal. I know all of the rules for them and when they're just being faked by copy-cats. Sure, sure, I can stop any time.

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    A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
    1. Re:Another Benefit of Being Unemployed by Billly+Gates · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was more of a slashdot addict when I was employed. Now I have more time on my hands to do other things then sit here all day.

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      http://saveie6.com/
    2. Re:Another Benefit of Being Unemployed by KingRamsis · · Score: 5, Funny

      the other day I caught myself telling a coworker "you are trolling the meeting you should be mod'ed down" ofcourse I got a blank empty void look on his face.

    3. Re:Another Benefit of Being Unemployed by andyt · · Score: 5, Funny

      Uh.. for the sake of those of us who haven't quite learned every new acronym, what is FP? :[

      I am living the dream. Finally I can, without fear of being offtopic, do what I have always dreamed of but have never dared...

      FIRST POST!!!!!!!!111!!111!1!!!!!!

      I can now die happy.
      Thank you :-)

  2. Irony deficient by watchful.babbler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Surely I'm not the only one who finds a dark amusement in seeing both "The benefits of being unemployed" and "Where do I find an honest headhunter?" showing up simultaneously on the Slashdot front page.

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    "Freedom is kind of a hobby with me, and I have disposable income that I'll spend to find out how to get people more."
  3. For perks of being unemployed without the guilt... by goodbye_kitty · · Score: 5, Funny

    For all the perks of being unemployed without the guilt, frustration and lack of income that it brings with it...Do a PhD! ......back to the grind, another day of back-breaking research ahead...ooops...dont feel like working, i think ill go home and sleep instead....better tell the boss...wait...there is no boss...hehehe....my paper is not due till next month, ill just do it the night before.