Re:Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class
by eitland on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:24AM
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A friend of mine did something similar, although in a tax office.
Ploughed through weeks of works in days (he is really fast at typing too).
When he came back with his work the manager of course wouldn't belive him, set two men to verify it for weeks and they concluded it wasn't only correct but even had less errors.
After that he was "promoted" to a customer facing job (since he was "unqualified" to program).
My dad told me this story when I was a kid. It's how I ended up as a developer and why I still am.
Delighting customer by making weeks of boring work vanish into empty air is still fantastic.
Edit: I've been luckier than him. It is not always that people can be helped but I was never punished.
Ploughed through weeks of works in days (he is really fast at typing too).
When he came back with his work the manager of course wouldn't belive him, set two men to verify it for weeks and they concluded it wasn't only correct but even had less errors.
After that he was "promoted" to a customer facing job (since he was "unqualified" to program).
My dad told me this story when I was a kid. It's how I ended up as a developer and why I still am.
Delighting customer by making weeks of boring work vanish into empty air is still fantastic.
Edit: I've been luckier than him. It is not always that people can be helped but I was never punished.