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I see a developer who's in and out of a company depending on his mood and opinion of the company several times, then complaining when he gets fired for not show
by bbarn 10y ago
I see a developer who's in and out of a company depending on his mood and opinion of the company several times, then complaining when he gets fired for not showing up at work.
He blames the all night coding session, but from the sound of it told no one he was doing this, and operated in a bubble. Then he seems surprised when at 11:04 the next day (which is almost 9 hours after he's gone to bed) he's woken up by a message asking if he's alive. The author, by his own admission, is unreliable.
To the author - it sounds like there's a huge disconnect between your opinion of your usefullness to the company and theirs. Perhaps instead of giant middle fingers on blog posts, consider thinking about it from their perspective.
- pigpaws 10y agoCareful; I got my tail ripped off last week here on HN for suggesting that people "be adults", show up for work on-time.
- Jtsummers 10y agoIt was a month ago, not a week, and here's your post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11397427 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11397427 Your posts were not as civil as "be adults".
- pigpaws 10y agothere you go again, trying to dictate my schedule...
- nitrogen 10y agoWho decided, and when, that being an "adult" meant strict conformance to an unnatural schedule? Cui bono?
- noxToken 10y agoPretty much anyone who decided to work for a company where the agreed upon hours are from X to Y. You can complain about it being unnatural all you want, but if those are the hours that you agreed to, then you're obligated to conform to the schedule. If you don't like it, work remotely for a company whose normal business hours fit your schedule. Being an adult is not necessarily about conforming. It's more about sticking to your obligations. Even if your word means nothing to you on a personal level, others are probably depending on you to come through.
- nitrogen 10y agoI totally agree with honoring commitments. I strongly disagree with the idea that committing to 9-6 or 8-5 in a rush hour commute is the definition of being an "adult".
- st3v3r 10y agoPresumably you agreed to that schedule when you took the job. Thus, being adult is adhering to the schedule you agreed to.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y agoOne of the core pillars of adulthood is 'voluntarily doing things you would rather not do in the presence of obligations.'
- lj3 10y agoI have to concur. I have a few rules for successful corporate life that, if followed, would have avoided this situation entirely: 1) Be reliable. Don't be unreliable. Corporations value consistency above all else. 2) Never work without a manager present. If there's nobody there to witness what you're doing, it never happened, no matter how many commits you make or emails you send. 3) Watch what they do, not what they say. Just because a manager says they're fine with your weird quirk of (for example) coming in early and leaving early doesn't mean it won't be held against you come layoff time.
- megablast 10y agoI have to agree, this guy sounds slightly deluded. As another example, he blames his sleep apnea on his smoking, not his clear issue with being overweight. Eats ridiculously, and only worries about it when he is diagnosed with Diabetes? When something like this occurs (health issue and work issue), you need to take a long hard look at yourself. No doubt he made some amazing contributions, but also not being available to the client during normal hours is not good.