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Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity? Because they procrastinate the other 50% of the time! (Obviously, it is a joke. But ironically
by phzbOx 15y ago
Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity? Because they procrastinate the other 50% of the time! (Obviously, it is a joke. But ironically, we're discussing that on HN...)
- wayathrow 15y agoOr they procrastinate and take it easy because there is an upper limit to compensation per unit of time & effort. If I am truly 10x more productive, that means I should be able to keep a steady paycheck rolling in with 4 hours a week!
- freemarketteddy 15y agoI worked for about 45 minutes today and finished all the work that was assigned to me for today and tomorrow.(I am not a genius,I just used a few modules from github!). If I work more than that I will not get more money.All I will get is more work and stricter deadlines."You are smart.Why dont you work during the weekend and finish this.We have a demo!" has happened to me numerous times.And everytime I have ended up changing teams! The best strategy at xyz corp is to pretend that you are slightly dumber than average!
- yzhengyu 15y agoWell, my answer to that is the same as the others here. At most of the corporate places where the programmer is treated just like any peon, he/she will just get assigned more work. The running jokes amongst my peers is that the project manager sees the programmer as a battery. Not far from the truth. My only advice to fellow programmers who find themselves working in such an environment - quickly get out. Or else you will find yourself sliding into mediocrity and feeling miserable for yourself.