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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The Funniest Programming Memes of the Week (February 26, 2023)
Being a relatively new programmer is like living in two completely different worlds. Non-programmers think you are the absolute dog’s meow. They act like you cured cancer, achieved world peace, and are worth 20 billion dollars. That kind of validation for choosing a well-paying career path can feel good, but it wears off soon enough …
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Teenagers Build an Epic Heist Device and Unlock the Secret to Infinite Baja Blast from Taco Bell
The best thing about fast food restaurants is the fact that you have unlimited refills for fountain drinks. Every child dreams of a lifetime supply of soda that can fuel their sugary power ups and rot their teeth from the inside out. However, there’s no way to take this infinite pleasure home with you, the …
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Boss Tells Worker To Quit Because He Spends Too Much Time On Hobbies; Employee Listens And Pursues His Hobby
It’s usually not easy to pursue your hobbies as a career. Most hobbies are hobbies for a reason, and that reason is that they’re more fun to do than your job. Often, people work years and years to ever financially get into a position where they can leave their day job in pursuit of their …
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Update: Company Still Bans Applicants From Reapplying For 12-Months After Failing ‘Personality Test’
When I was applying for jobs, I was a bit skeptical of any company that asked me to take a personality test before the interview. I understand wanting to hire somebody with good vibes, but isn’t that what the multiple rounds of interviews are for? You would think companies might do such a test to …
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Engineering Memes For Current & Future Engineers
I’ve got something important to tell you all: I am not an engineer, and I never will be. For those of you who are disappointed, I’m so sorry. My college major prepared me for writing paragraphs that precede lists of memes. I don’t know what to tell you. If you’re an engineer who thought that …
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Clever Engineer Teaches Shady Client a Lesson After 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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The Funniest Programming Memes of the Week (November 27, 2022)
Being a relatively new programmer is like living in two completely different worlds. Non-programmers think you are the absolute dog’s meow. They act like you cured cancer, achieved world peace, and are worth 20 billion dollars. That kind of validation for choosing a well-paying career path can feel good, but it wears off soon enough …
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The Funniest Programming Memes of the Week (November 20, 2022)
Things are not looking good for the programmers at Twitter right now. If you haven’t followed Elon Musk’s reign of terror at Twitter, you should know that he’s been firing engineers and programmers left and right for apparently not working hard enough. So much of the team that maintains Twitter has left the company, and …
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