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It absolutely would have been if he'd demonstrated what he'd done right at the beginning and went to work on something else. But to sit around collecting a payc

It absolutely would have been if he'd demonstrated what he'd done right at the beginning and went to work on something else. But to sit around collecting a paycheck for years is inexcusable. It doesn't matter how brilliant someone is.

tn13 10y ago
> But to sit around collecting a paycheck for years is inexcusable. It doesn't matter how brilliant someone is. Why is in inexcusable ? I wont mind if my employee does it. A lot of smart programmers finished their job in 4 hours and went home early. Got pay raises too.
- King-Aaron 10y ago
  Efficient work is hard to argue, but personally I see it as holding a level of contempt for your company.
  - tn13 10y ago
    I don't think I will punish my employee for having contempt for the company. That is how dictators work. If a smart employee holds my company in contempt I should probably figure out why.
    - King-Aaron 10y ago
      I don't feel that it's the same thing here. I do agree that if someone is unhappy a decent manager should find out why and do what can be done to change it. However, I see someone sitting back for six years without offering any input on improvements or anything, just literally collecting a cheque and doing nothing as not being efficient or showing motivation for the company. I agree, it shows he's smart, though he doesn't show commitment in my opinion, which is why I wouldn't justify a promotion. That's just my thoughts on the matter.
naveen99 10y ago
Maybe in communism. Nothing wrong with a programmer taking a monkey automatable job and collecting pay checks after automating their job in capitalism. Imagine if he was self employed and did the same...
harry8 10y ago
He got all the work that he was assigned done. There is nothing unethical about collecting a paycheck for getting your work done. It's pretty clear management at that company is woeful if it is possible to automate all your work on a damn software project. Woeful management embarrassed by it and busts out the fire-hammer. Who are they? Short them?

tn13 10y ago

> But to sit around collecting a paycheck for years is inexcusable. It doesn't matter how brilliant someone is. Why is in inexcusable ? I wont mind if my employee does it. A lot of smart programmers finished their job in 4 hours and went home early. Got pay raises too.

King-Aaron 10y ago
Efficient work is hard to argue, but personally I see it as holding a level of contempt for your company.
- tn13 10y ago
  I don't think I will punish my employee for having contempt for the company. That is how dictators work. If a smart employee holds my company in contempt I should probably figure out why.
  - King-Aaron 10y ago
    I don't feel that it's the same thing here. I do agree that if someone is unhappy a decent manager should find out why and do what can be done to change it. However, I see someone sitting back for six years without offering any input on improvements or anything, just literally collecting a cheque and doing nothing as not being efficient or showing motivation for the company. I agree, it shows he's smart, though he doesn't show commitment in my opinion, which is why I wouldn't justify a promotion. That's just my thoughts on the matter.

naveen99 10y ago

Maybe in communism. Nothing wrong with a programmer taking a monkey automatable job and collecting pay checks after automating their job in capitalism. Imagine if he was self employed and did the same...

harry8 10y ago

He got all the work that he was assigned done. There is nothing unethical about collecting a paycheck for getting your work done. It's pretty clear management at that company is woeful if it is possible to automate all your work on a damn software project. Woeful management embarrassed by it and busts out the fire-hammer. Who are they? Short them?