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They claimed to be damaged all throughout the complaint, yet didn't provide any evidence. Imagine explaining this to someone non-technical like your grandmother. You can make up a story and that non-technical person is going to have no idea if you are telling the truth or not.
The code change was requested by an employee and it wouldn't have caused any damage. Feature, not a bug. Imagine trying to explain this to someone who doesn't know what "code" is. It's just people making up a story to blame you. The point is that you can be blamed for anything you do and become involved in a frivolous lawsuit.
I told that to the Plaintiff, I'd just file bankruptcy, although they said they would still be able to garnish my wages. I assume the lawyer was not telling the truth, but you never know.
I'm proof that you can be sued for work that you do as an employee. Whether the Plaintiff will win or not is another story, but you can be dragged through years of the legal system.
They claimed it was an attempt to sabotage their company, yet they were the ones that asked me to make the change, jesus, FML.
Definitely learned my lesson on how important it is to get the initial contract correct, clarifying legal liabilities, responsibilities, etc. All your hard work and savings can go down the drain in a second if your employer wants to screw you over.
Got sued by my previous company for a line of code that they asked me to change. Luckily I had proof that they asked me to modify that line of code. If I didn't, well, I'd owe them millions of dollars and have my wages garnished for the rest of my life. Writing software is a bit ridiculous, your employer can blame you for anything and you'll have to waste years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars in the legal system.
Onto the next Javascript framework!
Although all open offices aren't necessarily circular in shape, the design theory behind the Panopticon[1] and open offices are eerily similar.
"The building circular—A cage, glazed—a glass lantern about the Size of Ranelagh—The prisoners in their cells, occupying the circumference—The officers in the centre. By blinds and other contrivances, the inspectors concealed […] from the observation of the prisoners: hence the sentiment of a sort of omnipresence—The whole circuit reviewable with little, or if necessary without any, change of place. One station in the inspection part affording the most perfect view of every cell."
"The architecture incorporates a tower central to a circular building that is divided into cells, each cell extending the entire thickness of the building to allow inner and outer windows. The occupants of the cells are thus backlit, isolated from one another by walls, and subject to scrutiny both collectively and individually by an observer in the tower who remains unseen. Toward this end, Bentham envisioned not only venetian blinds on the tower observation ports but also maze-like connections among tower rooms to avoid glints of light or noise that might betray the presence of an observer."
Tell your boss to give you a $10,000 bonus or you quit.
Because women are smart. The women I've worked with claim ignorance to programming, have no desire to learn programming, and give me a mile high task list of things to do. Then they take all the credit for my work while I'm being worked to the bone. I burn out and quit while they hire the next fresh programmer ready to accept work.
I've tried teaching employees to program, but when they realized how much painful/frustrating work they can now accept with this fresh new skill, they immediately stop learning how to program. Easier to give me all the work.
I don't think you can judge quality until you're actually employed. The best looking jobs on the surface turned out to be some of the worst jobs I've ever worked. There's a lot of similarities between dating and finding a job, heh.
Try applying for ~100 jobs a day instead of 2.
The interview process is great for employers...
1. Make qualified job interview candidate feel stupid by asking difficult questions unrelated to the job
2. Offer candidate low salary and argue that they barely passed the job interview
3. Profit
Best solution I can offer is to not play their game. You'll lose no matter how hard you try. You're better off studying marketing and psychology for job interviews.
I've found that the more time I spend doing low level code at my job, the less work they think I'm doing. The more you email and be at your desk, the harder they think you're working. I've realized that performance is relative rather than absolute, and if you're the only tech guy working in the office, there's no one to compare your performance against.
Just last week, they dumped a huge amount of server work on me. The next day, I told them I was working remotely to get the work done, and they get pissed. They make it seem like I'm taking the day off. Huh?
I wish the library was open 24/7. What's up with it only being open during working hours?
Oddly enough, the only somewhat successful project ($20k/month peak passive income) I've ever had was when I didn't know how to code. I spent all my time on marketing and built the site in Wordpress + Plugins in 1 day.
I'm sure an app would defeat the purpose...
My brother switched to Dvorak. He types the same speed as he did on Qwerty but now he can't use other people's keyboards and people can't use his computer. He admits it was a mistake switching.
Does every animal/insect have two brain hemispheres? For example, what about a spider, or an octopus?
The advantage of paper is that you can be more creative and use slow thinking[1]. Just take a look at Newton's[2] or DaVinci's[3] notebooks, how would they think so freely on a computer? Sure for a work task list, a computer is fine, but I find a computer too limiting on my creativity for myself. Added bonus: no ads, bugs, or distractions.
People that create apps create them to make money, not because they make you more productive or help you be more creative.
[1]https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp...
[2]https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/newton
[3]http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=arundel_ms_263_...
What if you enjoy the daily actions? Or initially dislike them but get in the habit of liking them? Why does there need to be progress towards some goal? I've identified drawing as a healthy hobby, who cares if I get better, although I'm sure I will because the human brain adapts quickly, gets bored and needs a challenge. "Do this and you'll get that" - doesn't that hinder what you're doing because you're focusing on the "that" rather than the "this"?
I think how you do something is more important than what you actually do. People focus so much on the what, when the process is something where you can learn about yourself and apply your knowledge to other avenues in life.
Djent - (Periphery - The Walk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfPNEGy5L-w
Thrash - (Stone - Get Stoned) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWHlr3U_s8Q
Melodic - (Children of Bodom - Towards Dead End) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fbeGWZ5gw Also (Galaktikon - Dangertits) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVB8lM-oCSk
Black - (Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apokalypse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIxl0vip6Q
Heavy - (Smashing Pumpkins - Zero) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBkjcvNztKQ
Progressive - (Between the Buried And Me - White Walls) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNdRh2un5eg
Parody - (Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppah) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPIO86jTrQQ
Create a good reason to talk to other people then. Maybe learn a new language. Now you have a reason to talk to people that speak the language you are learning.
Changing my schedule so that my 7 hours of free time is before work rather than after work. Previously I was burnt out from work and when I got home I would do nothing but browse the internet. Also turning off the cell phone during my free time and only using a computer for productive purposes rather than website consumption. In the past couple of months on this schedule, I have read 13 books, practiced 150 Mandarin characters 200 times each, learned how to play guitar from sheet music in the first and second position, learned the major scales/chords on piano, practiced drawing every day, painted 4 paintings, journaled every day, and am taking an improv class.
education is a lifelong pursuit.
I recently started waking up at 4 a.m and go to bed at 8-9pm. It has done wonders for my life. I realized I was confusing my personal task list with my work task list - the two should not be confused. I complete all my personal tasks in the morning, such as, studying a new language, practicing a musical instrument, learning to draw, and a couple other skills I want to learn and improve. Then when I'm worn out and it's time for work, I'm greeted with a mile high todo list that never ends, but I feel satisfied knowing that at least I accomplished my goals for the day, which is all that matters. The mile high work task list will be there tomorrow... it'll always be there. It has allowed me to put myself first.
The Inner Game of Tennis
Think And Grow Rich - I based my cover letter off of some of the concepts in this book and it has worked remarkably well.
When you reach a certain point in your career, you'll realize that you should be reading marketing books. You won't get a bigger salary by reading software books.
Doing anything in life makes you a better programmer.
You get jobs by being unique.