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[โ€“] vhstape@lemmy.sdf.org 66 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"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... ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] Buckshot@programming.dev 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.