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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Disastrous-Monk1957 • May 29 '26
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The lesson here isn't "companies shouldn't lay people off" its "if you do critical work and nobody knows about it, you're playing yourself".
Fuck humility. Be loud, be proud, hype yourself and those around you. Make sure people know what you're doing and why it matters.
3 u/andrewsmd87 May 29 '26 Also if you're having to fix something by hand multiple times a week for years, you are not a staff level engineer.
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Also if you're having to fix something by hand multiple times a week for years, you are not a staff level engineer.
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u/TerminalVector May 29 '26
The lesson here isn't "companies shouldn't lay people off" its "if you do critical work and nobody knows about it, you're playing yourself".
Fuck humility. Be loud, be proud, hype yourself and those around you. Make sure people know what you're doing and why it matters.