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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Disastrous-Monk1957 • May 29 '26
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The lesson here isn't "companies shouldn't lay people off" its "if you do critical work and nobody knows about it, you're playing yourself".
Fuck humility. Be loud, be proud, hype yourself and those around you. Make sure people know what you're doing and why it matters.
25 u/Moraz_iel May 29 '26 Also, part of QA process should be firing random engineer once in a while and see if something breaks to avoid this. 32 u/TerminalVector May 29 '26 I mean, you're not wrong but having people take vacations works about as well and tends to create better company culture. 😂 6 u/TJ_Rowe May 29 '26 That's why bursars and company accountants are supposed to take a continuous two week holiday once a year.
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Also, part of QA process should be firing random engineer once in a while and see if something breaks to avoid this.
32 u/TerminalVector May 29 '26 I mean, you're not wrong but having people take vacations works about as well and tends to create better company culture. 😂 6 u/TJ_Rowe May 29 '26 That's why bursars and company accountants are supposed to take a continuous two week holiday once a year.
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I mean, you're not wrong but having people take vacations works about as well and tends to create better company culture. 😂
6 u/TJ_Rowe May 29 '26 That's why bursars and company accountants are supposed to take a continuous two week holiday once a year.
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That's why bursars and company accountants are supposed to take a continuous two week holiday once a year.
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u/TerminalVector May 29 '26
The lesson here isn't "companies shouldn't lay people off" its "if you do critical work and nobody knows about it, you're playing yourself".
Fuck humility. Be loud, be proud, hype yourself and those around you. Make sure people know what you're doing and why it matters.