39 years old, no longer have to hold a job alone: I decided to join the electric duck remote talent pool
Writing this post is to make a decision for myself, and I also want to talk about my heart, and give it to all technical colleagues who are stuck at the 35+ workplace and find a job and find a job.
At the age of 39 this year, he has never lost his technical foundation, and his self-discipline has always been online, but the real hit is actually lost to the age bias of the industry.
During this time, I was very impressed when I was looking for a job. When working offline, HR first looks at age first, and the older resumes are basically in the sea; companies prefer young people and can handle overtime, and middle-aged people are naturally screened out. It is even more difficult to find a remote job by yourself: there are many high-quality remote posts overseas, but I am not good at communication with foreign languages, connecting with foreign companies, and negotiating salary contracts; There are very few long-distances, and there are only messy outsourcing in the market. There are many parties in the pit, the salary is unstable, and the qualifications are difficult to distinguish.
When a person is 39 years old, he has long been unable to afford blind sea investment and repeated trial and error. At present, people are in Chengdu, and the current state is very clear: while taking part-time outsourcing to maintain income, they are given priority to find full-time remote jobs, and at the same time, they are slowly precipitating resources, and plan to go in the direction of freelance and self-employment. For me at this stage, it is a top priority to find a stable full-time remote with the highest priority. On the one hand, outsourcing income is sometimes absent, Party A is arguing, the project is unstable, and it is impossible to live for a long time; I also know very well that after adapting to the rhythm of long-distance freedom, I basically can’t go back to the 9 to 5 working inside. I don’t ask for a full-time remote work that can not be discriminated against by age, and can be controlled by time. I can not only stabilize the fixed income, but also spend time and prepare for local freelance entrepreneurship in Chengdu steadily.
After carefully reading the new remote talent pool regulations released by the webmaster Dahui, after reading the charging rules, rights and responsibilities and signing requirements one by one, they have been tangled and deliberated for a long time. Repeatedly stuck on one of the most realistic concerns: I am about to be 40 years old, even if it is stored in the warehouse, how many companies are still willing to recruit developers of this age?
This is also the point where I hesitate the longest. In the offline market, the 35-year-old is the obvious threshold, and the 40-year-old is basically directly filtered by the HR system. But during this time, I have slowly figured out:Remote posts are the worst track in the industry in the whole industry.
The full-time remote post released by Dian Duck in the past, many small and medium-sized foreign companies, overseas teams, and lightweight entrepreneurial research and development teams do not value age at all: they are more biased than young people’s physical strength. Love the project experience, stability, self-discipline, and low turnover rate of developers around the age of 40. The community also has clear recruitment, which directly states that 35+ is preferred, and can be recruited within 50 years old.
The difference lies in: I invest in my own overseas investment, and the age is directly stuck; the talent pool broker is a pre-docking company, communicates with the age adaptation in advance, directly helps me screen out the age discrimination against employers, and only connects the team that accepts middle-aged technicians. This is also the core reason why I finally made up my mind to officially apply to join the Electric Duck Remote Talent Pool.
Tell me about my real thoughts, there is no impulse, it is all pragmatic considerations for middle-aged migrant workers.
1. Why can I accept: 20% one-time monthly salary for the first month of employment?
First help the older peers of the same model to understand: this set of charging rules, the risks are all on the platform, and the job seekers have zero early risk, which is very friendly.
1. Postpaid, zero trial and error costs: I didn’t join the job, I didn’t get the first month’s full salary, I don’t need to pay a penny. There is no entry fee, membership fee, and interview fee, even if there are several interviews, multiple employers, and finally do not join the job, the whole process has zero expenses.
2. The bottom is in place, don’t be afraid to step on the pit: If the salary during the probationary period is lower, the service fee will be calculated according to the salary during the probationary period; the service fee will be calculated according to the salary during the probationary period, or the company will be dismissed by the company.
3. Only once, not monthly: I only charge the fee in the first month of employment. I have been working in this company in the future, and I will not deduct money every month. I spend money to buy the entry service, not a long-term commission. I have encountered the situation that the monthly salary of the headhunter is fixed to 20% of the monthly salary, although I finally gave up, haha.
4. Four confirmations, the contract compliance is guaranteed: Incoming the warehouse prompts, email notification before the interview, WeChat re-checking, and electronic real-name signing of the contract, four-step confirmation, and will never be deducted for ignorance. The contract is signed by Byte, which is the same as the legal effect of the paper contract.
To put it bluntly, at the age of 39, I don’t have the energy to connect with foreign companies, translation and communication, cross-border reconciliation, and negotiate wages. The community remote broker group has its own technical skills, foreign language skills, and corporate resources, and specializes in helping us connect with high-quality employers, screen reliable remote posts, and avoid unscrupulous companies and low-cost outsourcing. This money is essentially buying channels, saving time, and avoiding risks. It is the most efficient job search choice for me at this stage.
2. Impress my additional benefits, pragmatic and worry-free
The talent pool is not only for paid remote recommendations, but also has real free resources, and there are many ways to retreat:
✅ Local high-end headhunting positions in Chengdu: free recommendation
✅ High-quality work of the old family: free docking
Inbound is equivalent to leaving three paths for yourself: the first choice is stable full-time remote (paid docking, the highest priority at the moment); alternatives are available in Chengdu, and you can go through headhunting channels for free; There is a way to advance and retreat, and you will not be trapped to death.
3. Understand the electric duck: it is not a commercial headhunter, but a co-construction
After staying in Dian Duck for a long time, I know that the community has always been volunteer operation and maintenance, and there is no profitable income. In the past, the community could only passively wait for companies to send posts, and there was no way to take the initiative to connect employers at home and abroad.
Set up a remote broker group and formulate charging rules, not to make money and make profits, but to allow this docking service to do it for a long time.
When we are middle-aged people in remote distances, we are most afraid that it is never the salary level, but the work fault. After a remote project is over, the income cannot be connected to the next job, and the income will be directly cut off. The broker group has long-term outreach enterprises and reserve positions, which can help us stabilize our remote careers and try to connect work as seamlessly as possible.
Compared with blindly accepting outsourcing and spending energy, slowly exploring entrepreneurial and expanding customers, spending a one-time service fee, winning stable full-time remote, locking fixed cash flow, by the way, accumulating the resources of cooperative enterprises, and paving the way for subsequent freelance entrepreneurship, which is very cost-effective. Don’t worry about taking orders while worrying about the future, full-time remote just balances three things: income, personal time, and entrepreneurial preparation.
4. The heartfelt words written to all 35+ technical colleagues
I used to be stubborn and felt that I had to rely on myself to find a job, relying on technology and personal connections to fight alone. It was only when I was 39 that I wanted to understand that in the middle-aged workplace, it is not self-improvement, but self-internal consumption.
Companies prefer young, low-cost, and can stay up late to work overtime. Remote track is originally the best way for older developers to avoid age discrimination and control their own life.
Don’t be ashamed, don’t worry. Remoteness has never been a haven for fishing, but a retreat for adults to take the initiative to choose freedom and control life.
I agree with the community co-construction model, accept this set of transparent rules, and admit it frankly: At this stage, it is too difficult for me to find a full-time remote.
Officially submit the application, and settle in the electric duck remote talent pool.
May every middle-aged technician not be defined by age, keep his own technical confidence, and have a stable, free and sustainable work and life. ✨
