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0 pointsFreak_NL5mo ago0 comments

> Remember that if someone Googles this person for a newer job, it might show up.

Not to sound too harsh, but this is a person who rudely let AI perform a task badly which should have been handled by just… merging/rebasing the PR after confirming it does what it should do, then couldn't be bothered to reply and instead let the robot handle it, and then refused to fix the mess they made (making the apology void).

That's three strikes.

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beachy5mo ago

What if it's some junior given a job beyond their abilities, and struggling manfully using whatever tools they have to hand. Is it worth publicly trashing their name? What does their name really add to this article?

jabwd5mo ago

A good lesson. If you as an employer look at this history, and handle it in the interview appropriately (what did you learn / do better now for example) you can figure out if they did.

I'm sure lots won't, but if that is you as an employer you're worth nothing.

WesolyKubeczek5mo ago

What, understand, review, and accept a two-line patch is now a job beyond a junior's ability? Beyond ability of anyone who can call themselves a "programmer," much less a "maintainer"?

As a certified former newborn, I should tell that finding the tit as a newborn is way harder, and yet here we all are.

"Struggling manfully," my arse, I don't know if the bar can go any lower...

63stack5mo ago

It discourages other from doing the same. It might not be much, but discussing various made up "what if ..." scenarios also doesn't add much. We can just stick to the facts.

technion5mo ago

I agree what occurred is quite egregious. But "use ai to talk to customers" and "play games with signed commits" sound much more like corporate policy than one employees mistake.

claaams5mo ago

There also might be some corpo dystopian policy that is forcing them to use AI to do this task.

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