News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by gibbitz on Sunday June 01, 2025 @12:41PM (#44152137)
Spoken like middle management. If a knowledge worker is only putting in 4 hours they're either mismanaged or dead weight. Fire their manager and see if they are more effective, if not, then let them go. As a developer I routinely work 9 hour days without lunch and so do the others on my team and most people I've worked with as a developer. Myths like the 10% developer and lazy 4 hour knowledge workers are like the myth of the welfare queen. We really need to be more aware that when we complain about 5% of people that it becomes 100% to those outside of the field.
Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by tonyedgecombe on Monday June 02, 2025 @06:48AM (#44157480)
>As a developer I routinely work 9 hour days without lunch and so do the others on my team and most people I've worked with as a developer.

I've come across people like you and they don't produce as much value as they think.