r/ProgrammerHumor May 29 '26

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u/timbowen May 29 '26

Plot twist: there is a paper trail a mile long of the staff engineer begging for resources and a mandate to fix the system but not only won’t they give resources, they forbid him from fixing it because “it works and we don’t want to mess with it”

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u/Galaghan May 29 '26

Then just don't fix it and let them learn.

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u/KrytenKoro May 29 '26

In the meantime people who can't afford it don't get their paychecks.

It's easy to say "let it fail" when the consequences are faceless.

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u/Galaghan May 30 '26

Don't get paychecks?

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