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>Healthy for who? The way you're using it, healthy is a weasel word. "Healthy" is not a weasel word, but one half of a common term that people use[0]. >If som
by grardb 9y ago
>Healthy for who? The way you're using it, healthy is a weasel word.
"Healthy" is not a weasel word, but one half of a common term that people use[0].
>If someone is paid to literally write code, it's perfectly healthy for them to want to only write code and not provide free labor in a different domain.
It doesn't sound like humbleMouse is getting paid to literally write code. It sounds like they're getting paid to write code and mentor junior developers. It's also not free labor. If someone works 8 hours, gets paid for 8 hours, and spent half of that time mentoring others (which is incredibly generous), then I don't see the issue.
In any case, if someone finds themselves in this position and are unhappy with it, they should talk to their manager or find a new job. There's no shortage for experienced developers.
[0] https://www.quora.com/What-is-healthy-attitude https://www.quora.com/What-is-healthy-attitude
- apathy 9y ago> It doesn't sound like humbleMouse is getting paid to literally write code. It sounds like they're getting paid to write code and mentor junior developers. As a contractor? I have to say I find this doubtful. Without seeing the contract, neither of us can say for sure, but I'd be surprised if it specified mentoring.
- bshimmin 9y agoI've been a contractor and led teams and mentored juniors on a number of occasions - I don't think it's very unusual at all. I don't know if it would be literally specified in a written contract in those terms, but it's very much what happens in reality.