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Re:The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry by DougN7 on Friday February 03, 2023 @09:29PM (#34650755)
That’s what we called a “regular job” 30 years ago. Work from wasn’t even an option.
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Re:The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry by jedberg on Friday February 03, 2023 @09:39PM (#34650815)
That’s not true at all for white collar jobs. You’d bring your work home in a briefcase and work on it after the kids went to bed.

And if was a blue collar job you got overtime. This job expected you to work onsite 80 hours a week.

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Re:The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry by LadyCailin on Saturday February 04, 2023 @10:15AM (#34655060)
I would argue that getting a double salary compared to most other white collar jobs counts enough as overtime.
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Re:The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry by ipaddr on Saturday February 04, 2023 @02:10AM (#34652363)
30 years ago we had offices no daily standups no email and no phone on your desk. You had few or no meetings.

A c++ developer requires a deep focus that a typical business 9 to 5 role doesn't

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