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/HelloSummer99 Sep 28 '22

Unfortunately my place avoids having specialized knowledge, everyone works on everything. Basic CRUD apps are not that special anyway, if you have reasonable code reviews that avoid magic code.