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0 pointsMisterBastahrd3y ago0 comments

What the hell does that have to do with being employed?

My employer gives me money. I give them labor. I am friendly with my co-workers because I am generally a friendly person, but I don't owe the company any more than I give and I don't deserve any more than I demand for myself.

There's no "grateful" to be had here. I'm not grateful to have a job. I have a job because I earn it.

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gorgoiler3y ago· 1 in thread

Tech work isn’t just labor though. It’s about deciding what to do, influencing others to agree, and getting other people on board to the extent where they are enthused and compelled to want to see through a new idea you’ve brought to the table.

Regardless of your feelings towards the abstract entity that is The Company, all these day to day issues are to do with relationships with people.

The art of alignment and persuasion is so much more than just showing up to Slack / your desk, cranking out three more UI PRs based on tasks assigned to you, then clocking off at 5pm.

MisterBastahrdOP3y ago

It's still just a job. And at the end of the day, unless the company is giving me stock, the only thing that matters to me is whether the company still exists tomorrow. If I'm learning new tech on my own time, that's for MY personal enrichment, not theirs. Sure, I could spend my personal time dreaming up new ideas for the company, but I'm not inclined to spend a second of my time prioritizing them over my own personal interests.

I've built multimillion dollar success stories online and still been laid off as the only developer because they thought they could go into a "maintenance phase." Nobody ever again will ever get more of my time than I am compensated for.

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