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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by foobarchu on Monday February 17, 2025 @01:40PM (#43081972)
Personal pride? I flat out don't respect a developer who refuses to do anything right because of nebulous hatred of any and all employers. No they don't care about you, no that isn't a good reason to go full apathetic.
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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by marcinzm on Monday February 17, 2025 @01:57PM (#43082135)
It's not hatred. It's self-interest. The very heart of capitalism. A rational response to incentive structures.

You're the one sacrificing your own self-interest for pride and are upset that others refuse to do so.

edit: And I get it, I don't optimize my own career like this, focusing more on what I enjoy to work on at the moment. But I don't begrudge people who do optimize nor do I claim to be better than them. If anything they are acting in a much more rational and organized way to their goals than I am.

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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by kalaksi on Monday February 17, 2025 @05:41PM (#43083982)
"More rational" is subjective. There are values and incentives, other than money and specific kinds of self-interest, that can bring satisfaction and joy.

And why should someone be respected if they are intentionally making others lives more difficult like that. That's just hypocritical.

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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by lmm on Monday February 17, 2025 @08:06PM (#43084946)
Moving to a new framework that will look good on everyone's CV isn't making people's lives more difficult, quite the opposite.
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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by nicbou on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @12:52PM (#43092850)
It's not hatred but indifference towards the employer. That indifference is mutual. I'm not saying that I agree with it, but I get it.
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