The "Spanish Theory" of software project management

Re:The "Spanish Theory" of software project management by youlost_thegame on Saturday March 03, 2012 @08:35AM (#3660093)

And also I agree to work overtime near deadlines because my employer lets me super flexible work time when there's not much work. So it's a tradeoff.

Of course, if your employer doesn't compensate with something, you're getting screwed. But that's true for developers, waiters, clerks, everybody, it's not something specific of our kind.

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Re:The "Spanish Theory" of software project management by demian on Saturday March 03, 2012 @11:03AM (#3660330)

Based on the comments and complains I heard and read online (in other words: it's only my wild theory) what it seems specific of programmers is the willingness to comply, without trying to negotiate. Maybie it's because the ideal is passionate effort instead of detached profesionalism, or maybie it's because programmers are just a 'quiet bunch'.

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Re:The "Spanish Theory" of software project management by davedx on Saturday March 03, 2012 @12:20PM (#3660494)

It's also the lack of unionization.

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Re:The "Spanish Theory" of software project management by demian on Saturday March 03, 2012 @06:55PM (#3661478)

I believe the lack of unionization is an effect of what I wrote.

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