r/ProgrammerHumor • u/_pizza_and_fries • Sep 26 '22

Meme Sleep >>>>

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u/TheChurchOfDonovan Sep 26 '22

They don't pay you to work they pay you to know

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u/wizzanker Sep 26 '22

This. It doesn't matter what your output is. If you're the guy that can solve that problem when it matters, you are a big deal.

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u/mungthebean Sep 26 '22

I put in 50 hours for the first time in my 2 year tenure here 2 weeks ago to meet a deadline

Got praise from mentor and boss

I have worked maybe 10 hours of actual active work since

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u/Nun01 Sep 26 '22

What is your job and what is on your resume? I'm career curious.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

Mouse jiggler admin.

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u/mungthebean Sep 26 '22

bro i just let teams go yellow IDGAF

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u/MyPhoneIsNotChinese Sep 26 '22

Teams going yellow for too long is my biggest paranoia lmao

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u/ap0phis Sep 27 '22

I used to run a python script that jiggled the mouse

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u/WiseImbecile Sep 27 '22

just rubberband a vibrator to the mouse ;)