MakeAvoy
@makeavoy.bsky.social
I still can't process I've been stuck in level 1 helpdesk again for over a year now and no one will hire me anywhere. When recruiters call for software jobs and I have to act like I'm cool but really I'm crying
February 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I still can't process I've been stuck in level 1 helpdesk again for over a year now and no one will hire me anywhere. When recruiters call for software jobs and I have to act like I'm cool but really I'm crying
I've started deep diving into advanced NestJS, Elixir, C#, general full-stack skills I might be missing. I'm always just short of a job. All my JS/TS and Rust and 7years of enterprise experience seems to be useless to employers. There must be some trick to finding tech work in 2026... I'm exhausted
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I've started deep diving into advanced NestJS, Elixir, C#, general full-stack skills I might be missing. I'm always just short of a job. All my JS/TS and Rust and 7years of enterprise experience seems to be useless to employers. There must be some trick to finding tech work in 2026... I'm exhausted
I keep trying to tell myself that just because I haven't been able to find another developer role in over a year doesn't mean my career is over. Probably.
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I keep trying to tell myself that just because I haven't been able to find another developer role in over a year doesn't mean my career is over. Probably.
I love the idea of kid's menu being subpar because:
1. The kiddo spit out that one artisnal meal you made and you never quite got over it.
2. Your kid gobbles slop up like wtf
3. Restaurant's know it's kid's cheat night and they can dump ketchup/BBQ/cheese on it and kids'll think it's 𝕱𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕯𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖓
1. The kiddo spit out that one artisnal meal you made and you never quite got over it.
2. Your kid gobbles slop up like wtf
3. Restaurant's know it's kid's cheat night and they can dump ketchup/BBQ/cheese on it and kids'll think it's 𝕱𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕯𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖓
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I love the idea of kid's menu being subpar because:
1. The kiddo spit out that one artisnal meal you made and you never quite got over it.
2. Your kid gobbles slop up like wtf
3. Restaurant's know it's kid's cheat night and they can dump ketchup/BBQ/cheese on it and kids'll think it's 𝕱𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕯𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖓
1. The kiddo spit out that one artisnal meal you made and you never quite got over it.
2. Your kid gobbles slop up like wtf
3. Restaurant's know it's kid's cheat night and they can dump ketchup/BBQ/cheese on it and kids'll think it's 𝕱𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕯𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖓
You know how tired I am of LinkedIn engineers telling me coding is dead? Engineering is alive but the AI types and fixes all the code. But why? That's the fun part. Just like art everyone wants to automate the fun part of everything. What's wrong with everyone?
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 AM
You know how tired I am of LinkedIn engineers telling me coding is dead? Engineering is alive but the AI types and fixes all the code. But why? That's the fun part. Just like art everyone wants to automate the fun part of everything. What's wrong with everyone?
#Cloudflare down, RIP helpdesk phone line
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#Cloudflare down, RIP helpdesk phone line
Reposted by MakeAvoy
The one upside of generative AI is that it made me value human-made art more. Art that didn't really impress me before feels way more meaningful now. Thanks slop, you made me appreciate human creativity more than ever.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The one upside of generative AI is that it made me value human-made art more. Art that didn't really impress me before feels way more meaningful now. Thanks slop, you made me appreciate human creativity more than ever.
The fact take-home coding interviews take time-taken before submission into consideration means the tech industry really doesn't want moms or dads. How dare you have children and current jobs that take up your time. It's a battle royale just to get a job, while I'm holding toddlers.
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The fact take-home coding interviews take time-taken before submission into consideration means the tech industry really doesn't want moms or dads. How dare you have children and current jobs that take up your time. It's a battle royale just to get a job, while I'm holding toddlers.
A recruiter today act like it looked really bad that I didn't have a software job in almost a year. I was back at tech support because no one would hire me or hiring company went under. I was hoping potential jobs would look past this economic disaster. No one thinks I can do it. Are they right?
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A recruiter today act like it looked really bad that I didn't have a software job in almost a year. I was back at tech support because no one would hire me or hiring company went under. I was hoping potential jobs would look past this economic disaster. No one thinks I can do it. Are they right?
Today I got reprimanded by a helpdesk supervisor for putting a ticket under "Guest" because the email is example.com. She said those emails exposed info publicly. I tried to tell her that domain was reserved by IANA and perfectly safe, but nope.
I want to go back to being a software engineer 😓
I want to go back to being a software engineer 😓
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Today I got reprimanded by a helpdesk supervisor for putting a ticket under "Guest" because the email is example.com. She said those emails exposed info publicly. I tried to tell her that domain was reserved by IANA and perfectly safe, but nope.
I want to go back to being a software engineer 😓
I want to go back to being a software engineer 😓
Poor is not wanting to spend money to deploy on Vercel so you learn about docker composing a NextJS app with Nginx on Hetzer instead.
In the long run this feels much slicker anyway.
In the long run this feels much slicker anyway.
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Poor is not wanting to spend money to deploy on Vercel so you learn about docker composing a NextJS app with Nginx on Hetzer instead.
In the long run this feels much slicker anyway.
In the long run this feels much slicker anyway.
There's a bug on LinkedIn that shows all the jobs as 0 applicants. There was a time when you could actually apply for a job and not have to compete with 100,000 other desperate people. I miss those days. Applying with the bug is weirdly cathartic, like I stand a chance.
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
There's a bug on LinkedIn that shows all the jobs as 0 applicants. There was a time when you could actually apply for a job and not have to compete with 100,000 other desperate people. I miss those days. Applying with the bug is weirdly cathartic, like I stand a chance.
Behind on Halloween stuff this year so here's some PS1 ghosts I made 4 years ago. Have a BIG SPOOK 👻😱
November 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Behind on Halloween stuff this year so here's some PS1 ghosts I made 4 years ago. Have a BIG SPOOK 👻😱
I posted this on LinkedIn, literally just my homepage with a new shader background. I dig it but I definitely need to rebuild my website! The more content I put out there the more likely I'll get a job... Maybe...
In hindsight the dark mode button should switch the GLSL colors too, dangit
#ForHire
In hindsight the dark mode button should switch the GLSL colors too, dangit
#ForHire
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I posted this on LinkedIn, literally just my homepage with a new shader background. I dig it but I definitely need to rebuild my website! The more content I put out there the more likely I'll get a job... Maybe...
In hindsight the dark mode button should switch the GLSL colors too, dangit
#ForHire
In hindsight the dark mode button should switch the GLSL colors too, dangit
#ForHire
What am I doing wrong, why can't I get a job? I was laid off 9 months ago. I'm tired of being poor. My wife is door dashing so we can buy some new cheap Halloween costumes for the kids. There must be a way to make money by building software.
October 17, 2025 at 5:21 AM
What am I doing wrong, why can't I get a job? I was laid off 9 months ago. I'm tired of being poor. My wife is door dashing so we can buy some new cheap Halloween costumes for the kids. There must be a way to make money by building software.
I've been building a Rust WebGPU engine for the past 4 years and I couldn't even get an interview for a job building a Rust WebGPU engine. Didn't have to nail it, just wanted a shot. Used up a LinkedIn "Top 3" doot for it. They couldn't even bother to download my resume. 😞
October 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I've been building a Rust WebGPU engine for the past 4 years and I couldn't even get an interview for a job building a Rust WebGPU engine. Didn't have to nail it, just wanted a shot. Used up a LinkedIn "Top 3" doot for it. They couldn't even bother to download my resume. 😞
Coding is what will help me escape poverty. I have decades of it, I understand so much but still not enough. I need to treat it more like a business, not a passion. No one hires Rust, not easily, not yet. But everyone hires Java and C#. So my next app needs to be one of those.
October 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Coding is what will help me escape poverty. I have decades of it, I understand so much but still not enough. I need to treat it more like a business, not a passion. No one hires Rust, not easily, not yet. But everyone hires Java and C#. So my next app needs to be one of those.
On second thought maybe I'll do drawtober instead of drawlloween. It's easier to make a really polished piece every 5 days and I like their art prompts better. No one is watching this stuff anyway 😗
October 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM
On second thought maybe I'll do drawtober instead of drawlloween. It's easier to make a really polished piece every 5 days and I like their art prompts better. No one is watching this stuff anyway 😗
#Drawlloween 2025
Day 02
"When you witch upon a star"
Got a little carried away with this one. Relearning the nuances and bugs of this engine. Figuring out better recording means for CRT shaders.
Day 02
"When you witch upon a star"
Got a little carried away with this one. Relearning the nuances and bugs of this engine. Figuring out better recording means for CRT shaders.
October 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#Drawlloween 2025
Day 02
"When you witch upon a star"
Got a little carried away with this one. Relearning the nuances and bugs of this engine. Figuring out better recording means for CRT shaders.
Day 02
"When you witch upon a star"
Got a little carried away with this one. Relearning the nuances and bugs of this engine. Figuring out better recording means for CRT shaders.
I'm going to try to do #Drawlloween 2025 with all content displayed with my game engine, Petrichor64. We'll see how many I can get done!
Day 1 "Heads Up"
(Hoping to release the latest build this month, literal years in the making 😵 )
Day 1 "Heads Up"
(Hoping to release the latest build this month, literal years in the making 😵 )
October 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm going to try to do #Drawlloween 2025 with all content displayed with my game engine, Petrichor64. We'll see how many I can get done!
Day 1 "Heads Up"
(Hoping to release the latest build this month, literal years in the making 😵 )
Day 1 "Heads Up"
(Hoping to release the latest build this month, literal years in the making 😵 )
Got a reply to a recruitment agency:
"No employers are looking for your skillset at this time"
You'd think I listed myself as royal slop sniffer or something.
This economy is going to devour us alive.
"No employers are looking for your skillset at this time"
You'd think I listed myself as royal slop sniffer or something.
This economy is going to devour us alive.
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Got a reply to a recruitment agency:
"No employers are looking for your skillset at this time"
You'd think I listed myself as royal slop sniffer or something.
This economy is going to devour us alive.
"No employers are looking for your skillset at this time"
You'd think I listed myself as royal slop sniffer or something.
This economy is going to devour us alive.
Worldly tip for US folks: get an out of state phone number. You'll always know a caller is a scam based on it coming from that state's area code.
September 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Worldly tip for US folks: get an out of state phone number. You'll always know a caller is a scam based on it coming from that state's area code.
Maybe my problem is I keep treating software like art. Like something beautiful. But artists are poor. I need to build like a desperate person would, and fast. I'm having trouble separating my passion no matter how critical the task is. There's a time for art, and a time for survival. We must live.
September 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Maybe my problem is I keep treating software like art. Like something beautiful. But artists are poor. I need to build like a desperate person would, and fast. I'm having trouble separating my passion no matter how critical the task is. There's a time for art, and a time for survival. We must live.
Reposted by MakeAvoy
🎨 I’m a veteran game artist open for new work.
I’ve been illustrating, directing, animating, and designing since 2000 -not just pixel art (though I love it).
Clients include Minecraft, WB’s Space Jam, Unity and Rami Ismail.
If you need visual worldbuilding, I’m your person.
DMs open, email in bio
I’ve been illustrating, directing, animating, and designing since 2000 -not just pixel art (though I love it).
Clients include Minecraft, WB’s Space Jam, Unity and Rami Ismail.
If you need visual worldbuilding, I’m your person.
DMs open, email in bio
June 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🎨 I’m a veteran game artist open for new work.
I’ve been illustrating, directing, animating, and designing since 2000 -not just pixel art (though I love it).
Clients include Minecraft, WB’s Space Jam, Unity and Rami Ismail.
If you need visual worldbuilding, I’m your person.
DMs open, email in bio
I’ve been illustrating, directing, animating, and designing since 2000 -not just pixel art (though I love it).
Clients include Minecraft, WB’s Space Jam, Unity and Rami Ismail.
If you need visual worldbuilding, I’m your person.
DMs open, email in bio