She got as much work done as she could with the time she had. When you’re going on vacation, do you do work in advance? If you’re gone for a week, do you do two weeks’ worth of work during the week leading up to your time off? I guess that depends on the type …
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Founding engineer of 30 years leaves company after new owner runs the business to the ground after 2 years: ‘This arrogant owner treated brilliant engineers like disposable garbage.’
Sometimes you have to cut your ties and leave before everything falls apart completely at a company. There is only so much that you can control in your workplace. You can do as much work as possible to make the company better, but if nobody in the company respects you or listens to you, that …
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Software engineer working 70 hours a week quits after his manager berates him for not working at 7 PM on a Saturday: ‘My parents think I lost my mind, but for the first time in a long time, my chest feels light.’
He needs some time to recover from burnout. We all deserve time off work outside the two-day weekend. Two days are hardly enough time to recover from the five-day workweek, but if you’ve been working day after day and day after day without a break, a two-day weekend might sound like heaven on earth. It’s …
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‘I haven’t seen sunlight the past 11 months’: Boss demands software engineer work from 9:30 AM ‘until the work is done’ every day
There is no set’ end time’ for the workday, and it’s making his employees downright batty. Have you ever worked somewhere where your boss wants you to stay ‘until the work is finished?’ On my very first day at a restaurant, I asked the manager if I could leave at 9:45 because that was the …
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28 Engineering Memes for Fixing Your Problems With Duct Tape
Engineers are a different breed. They’re incredibly logical thinkers but aren’t always the best at simple things. It might take them 4 hours to decide which spatula to buy on Amazon but boy will it be the best spatula out there. They will find the most complicated solution to the simplest problem. But we need …
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Duplicitous recruiter changes salary from $4-5K to $3K per month before final interview round: ‘This is [for] a Senior Engineer position’
When you are applying and interviewing for jobs, it’s common for recruiters to be incredibly elusive about the salary of the job you’re applying for. It’s supposed to be in poor taste to ask for the salary at the beginning stages of the interview process, but it’s incredibly valuable information to know. It’s so beneficial …
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25 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (February 18, 2024)
Have you ever had that dumb human moment when you independently invent something that already exists? I’ll give you an example. I once thought to myself «I wish they made pockets that you could wear with any outfit. Maybe it would have a strap and you would wear it on the outside of your clothes.» …
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‘I got the last laugh’: Agricultural engineer stunts on bullying dads in perfect dinner revenge
At least in the US, talking about how much money you make is gauche. My opinion is split on this because, on the one hand, it’s useful to discuss how much you’re making, so you can know if you’re being cheated or not. It’s also just fun info to know about your friends because if …
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Senior Engineer Makes $20K Less Than Junior Engineers Despite Being a Top Performer
Historically, I’ve been bad at acquiring a lot of money. When I was in college, I had three internships, and not a single one of them was paid. When my bosses at my part-time jobs told me I’d be making minimum wage, I accepted that without dispute. Also, I live in New York City, so …
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Clever Engineer Teaches Shady Client a Lesson When They Refuse to Pay
Do you pay an engineer for pressing buttons or do you pay an engineer for knowing which buttons to press? Definitely the latter, and some people learn that the hard way, like the sleazy customer in u/AwkLemon‘s epic r/ProRevenge story. They thought they could get away with tricking a professional problem-solver into doing a day …
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