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submitted 7 months ago by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 46 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You want me to work 60 hours per week for you? Counteroffer: I work 0 hours for you.

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago

Based

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

you must be some super fancy great coder, in this fucking job economy where they can't wait to fire people and the market is fucking flooded.

[–] explodicle@local106.com 28 points 7 months ago (2 children)

FWIW I'm a shitty coder and still don't work overtime. And I've met brilliant engineers who just put up with everything.

The top priority of any tech professional should be building up a cash reserve so you can afford to play hardball.

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This, always try to have cash pillow to have ability send everyone go fuck themselves and search for next at least half decent place, also i see alot of people struggling with self respect nowadays, been there done that, even today i gotta remind myself that i should never betray myself no matter what happens, even if i can't "fight" at least i shouldn't endure shit

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

And have a fucking moonlight, and don't fuck up.

Oh you laid me off? I switched my LinkedIn

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 4 points 7 months ago

I feel like most of the layoffs and the flooded market happened in the US. Judging by the name, bleistift is from the EU...

[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fantastic meme, I'm dying over here

[–] embed_me@programming.dev 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Dying in the corner, huh? Mind if I join ya?

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just curious, why work in such a toxic industry in the first place?

[–] DrakeRichards@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Because I am addicted to solving puzzles.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 15 points 7 months ago

Me: it's never good to work late

Also me: I know I was supposed to go home an hour ago but I'm so close to fixing this bug

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Couldn't you do that at job without crunch though?

[–] DrakeRichards@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Every job will have some sort of crunch time. Even just staying in a programming position, the definition of “crunch time” will vary wildly. I’m lucky enough that “crunch time” just means that I set aside all my other tasks until I fix whatever is on fire, but I still get to go home on time unless I really want the overtime pay.

I don’t envy positions with forced 80-hour workweek crunch times. That’s a sign of bad management.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

In the video game industry, crunch (or crunch culture) is compulsory overtime during the development of a game. Crunch is common in the industry and can lead to work weeks of 65–80 hours for extended periods of time, often uncompensated beyond the normal working hours.

This is the crunch time I'm talking about. Not a few hours overtime or being oncall.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

“crunch time” just means that I set aside all my other tasks until I fix whatever is on fire, but I still get to go home on time unless I really want the overtime pay

I get the feeling that this is what the industry is moving toward. Most crunches are due to poor planning, so it's stupid to pin them on devs.

Or maybe I'm just working for a good employer.