That one week in Austin where everything went sideways

I moved to Austin 3 months ago thinking I'd land tons of freelance work in the tech scene. For the first 2 weeks it was great, I had 3 gigs lined up and felt like a genius. Then came the week from hell where 2 clients ghosted me and my laptop died on a Tuesday. I spent $400 on emergency repairs and had to work from a noisy coffee shop for 4 days straight. The AC in my rental also broke during a 100 degree heat wave, so I was sweating through calls. Has anyone else had a relocation go completely off the rails in the first month?

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sethm5812h ago

Did you ever try the public library? I had a similar laptop meltdown my first month and their free wifi and quiet desks saved me.

charlie19817h ago

Man that coffee shop grind is brutal lol I had a similar week where my car died right after moving.