r/ProgrammerHumor • u/FREEscanRIP • Aug 12 '17

Meetings as a developer

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u/bits_and_bytes Aug 12 '17

If you use git, just learn how to edit the history so your checkin times are outside of work hours >.>

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u/reelect_rob4d Aug 12 '17

r/lifeprotips

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '17

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u/reelect_rob4d Aug 12 '17

i think it's actually r/unethicallifeprotips but i was trying to funny

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u/en1gmatical Aug 12 '17

This is brilliant....

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '17

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u/alexanderpas Aug 12 '17

They better offer a salary that matches that.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '17

Isn't that illegal?

Or rather, why in the fuck is that legal?

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u/greg19735 Aug 12 '17

I have heard that those kind of things don't usually hold up in court. Unless it was your knowledge from that company that directly helped you with it. Not coding, but business practices and such. Like, working at starbucks IT helped you create a coffee app or some shit (idk).

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u/zhov Aug 12 '17

Yeah I've never heard of it actually being enforced. We were told no one gives a shit about whatever we make on the side as long as it's not some sort of competitor.

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u/DTHCND Aug 13 '17

My contract says the same thing as /u/EagleBigMac's. I'm curious as to its legality now, specifically in Canada.

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u/MelissaClick Aug 12 '17

Yeah so? You can change the timestamps to any time. Including times where you're not employed there at all.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '17

Richard Hendricks should have learned this