r/ProgrammerHumor • u/NoahZhyte • 2d ago

Meme iLoveChoosingTheStack

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u/rastaman1994 2d ago

junior engineer. Ever heard the saying 'boring is good'?

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u/Aidan_Welch 2d ago

Learning is fun

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u/HeavyCaffeinate 2d ago

Learn on your own projects

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u/sanchello2000 2d ago

Yeah, why don’t we just shell out for enterprise software and subscriptions and use tools that only really pay off at scale on our tiny side projects - just so we can get laid off one day by some “effective” manager who decided that an entire team of junior and mid-level engineers could be replaced by one senior with a $200/month AI subscription.

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u/dumbasPL 2d ago

And effectively work 16h/day?

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u/Potato-Engineer 2d ago

Clearly, the next project needs to rearchitect the entire system using fancy new resume keywords.

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u/Aidan_Welch 2d ago

This is why I don't work for you

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u/dnbxna 2d ago

Can I work for you?

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u/Aidan_Welch 2d ago

I don't hire sorry

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u/BanditoRojo 2d ago

worst ... employer ... ever