Comments on: With friends comes work?

By: xen

xen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:17 +0000

I agree. It’s sad how going to a therapist is still stigmatised.
My therapist is great. Really cool and great!

I’ve been to a reddit (reddit.com) meetup and it was great fun. Think 12-15 went to a local pub and had a good time. It’s so much easier to socialise with like-minded people.

By: JW

JW — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:38:49 +0000

I’ve been to a couple of therapists in the past. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with going to a therapist. I had severe depression when I went to the second therapist, and it did help me quite a bit, at the time.
But anyway, I checked out that site Meetup.com, a couple of months ago, because I definitely want to be a member of some social group in which I can meet people who share a common interest, instead of going up to random people on the street or in a store, and trying to make conversation, which would be considered creepy and annoying. I joined a book club on Meetup.com. I have yet to attend an actual meeting since I have to be home for the most part, in order to take care of my daughter. But hopefully, I can go to a meeting at some point.

By: xen

xen — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:08:32 +0000

That’s awesome!
I’ll have to play around more with that site. ^_^

By: cb

cb — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:58:34 +0000

Cool! Hey how ’bout meetup.com

http://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=&country=au&locationPickerRef=0&dbCo=us&dbOutsideUsLink=&zip=meetup3&op=search&resetgeo=true&style=&submitButton=Search

By: xen

xen — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:47:04 +0000

Thanks for your comment. :)
I don’t know too many Aussies on the social networks, but I might show at a Reddit meetup soon.

I’m also considering printing a few t-shirts with a print that says:
“I’m looking for work. Ask me for my resume.”
Something like that. :)

By: cb

cb — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:18:23 +0000

I think joining the clubs is a great idea, and devBear’s idea about meeting people you’ve come to know online is really cool, because you express yourself so well in writing, and they’ll already know you’re intelligent, etc.! I agree with you that you can’t just hang out in stores. :) Aside from the obvious creepiness, if you’re anything like me you’re not going to make a dazzling first impression. People usually don’t get to know me until we’ve worked or done other things side by side over the course of days and hours, so no stranger I walk up to is going to say, “Hey – I want to hire you!”

Come to think of it that did happen once at the END of a 10 week programming class though, because the guy behind me wanted to work with someone easy to get along with, and who better than a pleasant introvert.

Good luck – sounds like you’re on the right track!

By: xen

xen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:20:09 +0000

Thanks for your reply devBear. :)

Well, you’re not alone not being good at meeting new people. :)
But yeah, I am trying byt going to the 2600 (hacker) meeting and that vegan meetup.

That has crossed my mind actually, meeting up with cool people I know on twitter or what not.
I’ll look into that a bit more, maybe even find a blogger group or something here in BrisVegas. :)

By: devBear

devBear — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:40:36 +0000

Unfortunately it’s an indisputable fact that’s it’s easier to find a job through social networking than through job listings either online or in the paper. But I do think it’s possible to meet people despite being an introvert (admittedly I’m not very good at it) and it sounds like you’re making a go of it. What about online social networking, like you already do some of? Can you meet people online with similar interests and hobbies who can help later hook you up with an interesting job? All the people who became my friends living in Miami I met at a blogger party…