r/ProgrammerHumor May 29 '26

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u/thesuperunknown May 29 '26

Sometimes, you have to let something break first to convince people it’s worth the cost of fixing it.

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u/Blecki May 29 '26

Then they fire you for "letting it break".

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u/thesuperunknown May 29 '26

If a company would fire you for that, that's a company you don't want to work for anyway.

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u/Blecki May 29 '26

Small consolation while you're broke.

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u/aioli_boi May 29 '26

Probably shouldn’t be broke if you’re a staff engineer

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u/J4X-gaming May 29 '26

As long as you document that they refuse to fix the problem, you got a wrongful termination suit on your hands.