"Disable Javascript" option removed in Firefox 23

Re:"Disable Javascript" option removed in Firefox 23 by jwarren on Monday July 01, 2013 @06:24AM (#5969703)

My dad takes great pride in complex VBA code. Unfortunately, this can backfire. A few years ago he was brought in to help manage a particular support system for a large telecoms company here in the UK, which involved a lot of Excel donkey work. He understandably figured out a way to automate about 50% of the work of the entire system.

This meant that he freed up plenty of time for the entire team he was on. Unfortunately, this meant that they now had surplus staff, and as the newest arrival, he was the first to let go.

Yeah, incredibly backwards internal politics, but I swear it's true.

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Re:"Disable Javascript" option removed in Firefox 23 by hysan on Monday July 01, 2013 @07:10PM (#5974339)

100% believe you because this was one of the concerns my friend had about sharing her work. Only management didn't go the firing route. They ended up giving the employees even more work because of their newly found free time.

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Re:"Disable Javascript" option removed in Firefox 23 by pessimizer on Monday July 01, 2013 @10:53AM (#5971032)

I've been one of those VBA/Excel automators, and almost every project you get done causes layoffs. They're crappy jobs, usually, but it doesn't feel very good. Vive la productivity gains?

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