Dave had “fuck you, pay me” programming skills

Re:Dave had “fuck you, pay me” programming skills by wil421 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:17PM (#19912231)

I was not Dave but I was the engineer who knew everything about the system at the MegaCorp. Turns out life goes on after I left and I’m sure after some pain the system still functions.

I was talking to my co-worker who was still there. He was afraid to leave since he’s now the only one left. I told him who cares the company wouldn’t care about you and our skills are marketable at the moment.

Don’t let guilt keep you underemployed or employed at a shitty place. Level up and move on.

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Re:Dave had “fuck you, pay me” programming skills by ok_coo on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:21PM (#19912273)

Agreed. As an added bonus, if they really need him to fix something, they can contract it out to him. And if he doesn't want anything to do with them anymore, he can just charge a high enough rate that they'll bugger off after the first bill comes due.

This is how our modern system works and I wish more people would see it this way because the corp see you (and everyone) as disposable.

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Re:Dave had “fuck you, pay me” programming skills by wil421 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:25PM (#19912318)

Exactly. Wil421 Consulting Inc. would gladly accept a contract to fix your ailing system.

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Re:Dave had “fuck you, pay me” programming skills by longstaff2009 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @03:03PM (#19912757)

it's an easy trap to fall into, not enough people talk about it

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