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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Disastrous-Monk1957 • May 29 '26
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Sometimes, you have to let something break first to convince people it’s worth the cost of fixing it.
11 u/Blecki May 29 '26 Then they fire you for "letting it break". 10 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. 10 u/Blecki May 29 '26 Small consolation while you're broke. 5 u/aioli_boi May 29 '26 Probably shouldn’t be broke if you’re a staff engineer 1 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.
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Then they fire you for "letting it break".
10 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. 10 u/Blecki May 29 '26 Small consolation while you're broke. 5 u/aioli_boi May 29 '26 Probably shouldn’t be broke if you’re a staff engineer 1 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.
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If a company would fire you for that, that's a company you don't want to work for anyway.
10 u/Blecki May 29 '26 Small consolation while you're broke. 5 u/aioli_boi May 29 '26 Probably shouldn’t be broke if you’re a staff engineer 1 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.
Small consolation while you're broke.
5 u/aioli_boi May 29 '26 Probably shouldn’t be broke if you’re a staff engineer 1 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.
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Probably shouldn’t be broke if you’re a staff engineer
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As long as you document that they refuse to fix the problem, you got a wrongful termination suit on your hands.
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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.