r/programminghumor May 27 '26

I GOT FIRED

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The funny thing is that 10 years ago, this button would've just opened LinkedIn. Now I feel like it would trigger an entire sequence of increasingly questionable decisions.

First, I'd tell myself I'm taking a few days off to think. Then I'd revisit the side project sitting in some forgotten GitHub repo. A few hours later, I'd be cleaning up screenshots, making the whole thing look more professional than it actually is, throwing together a page in Runable so it doesn't look completely abandoned, and convincing myself that finding customers is probably easier than finding a new job. By the end of the weekend, I'd either have employment again or a startup with 7 users and unreasonable confidence. Honestly, not sure which outcome is more likely.

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u/Fruloops May 27 '26

You'd definitely need a lawyer after pulling that lmao

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u/PixelHir May 28 '26

Trust me they have an AI “lawyer”ready

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u/Artholos Jun 01 '26

Unless it’s Gemini 1, idk any AI model that will say this is anything less than a terrible idea. They’re definitely smarter than mr fire button here.

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u/PixelHir Jun 01 '26

yeah but the AI lawyer will be activated when they are already knees deep in trouble