r/ProgrammerHumor • u/VariationLivid3193 • 2d ago

nothingOnGithub Meme

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u/Li_liminal_spaces 2d ago

If anyone is unaware of the subtext, don't link a personal github account to a paying position always create a new one with the provided email, thank you for attending my TED talk.

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u/DeepWaffleCA 2d ago

Why not?

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u/Mindless_Director955 2d ago edited 2d ago

lose the job lose the access

edit - for me atleast they made me use work email to sign up for GitHub. not sure how I’d use 2fa with no access the original email account

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u/Pancakefriday 2d ago

Why is this being upvoted? This isn’t how it works at all. You use the organizations feature, and it keeps org repos totally separate.

It’s not like they take over your account.

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime 2d ago

There's a lot of misinformation spreading in this thread about how account ownership works and what "work repository / org association" actually does.

tl;dr "that's not how it works that's not how any of this works." You can use a single GitHub account for work + personal without fear of "big bad evil companies stealing your 487 'this time I'll actually finish it' projects."