My search for Remote work
My Search for Remote Work It’s been a while since I published an update, so I’m going to write one about my job search. In 2018, I had been working for the same company for nearly 18 years when it was sold, and I was declared superfluous and let go. I was lucky—within a few weeks, I found a new job working remotely from Vancouver, WA, with a company based in Phoenix, AZ. I was so happy the break was not too long. Unfortunately, I was only there for four years when I got sick. I won’t go into the details here, but I was unable to work for several years, living off my IRA and selling my Prius. Once I started feeling better, I got back to the question of finding a job. I’ve worked for nearly 39 years using various forms of Business Basic (ProvideX/PVx, UniBasic, BBx, B32, Pick Basic, Basic Four, Thoroughbred Basic). I began my search looking for a remote job programming in one of those languages. I did this without much hope, knowing that Business Basic and all its variants are a dy...