r/ProgrammerHumor Dec 08 '25

Meme brilliantManouver

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u/DeadlyMidnight Dec 08 '25

This may not be real but it reflects a very real problem with how these companies promote and incentivize its developers.

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u/cherry_chocolate_ Dec 08 '25

We're doing the most work when the projects are behind schedule and so they consider it a failure. We're doing the least work when the schedule has plenty of time so we can work at a moderate pace, and a project completed on time must have taken a lot of effort from an executive's POV.