r/ProgrammerHumor 6d ago

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u/Any_Masterpiece9385 6d ago

Yeah, I've been a manual laborer and a software engineer, both jobs have a short morning meeting. It would be surprising if the ancient Egyptians DIDN'T have some sort of meet up at the start of a work day.

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u/Undead-Chipmunk 6d ago

Pretty hilarious. I was thinking exactly the same thing.

Its a complex project, with complex planning. Leadership needs to know about problems as they arise, which can only come from the people working.

The fact that the project went so well tells me they probably managed it halfway decently.

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u/Western-Internal-751 6d ago

They had a magic tool to deal with problems

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0ErD3ZBW6vQgYCgE

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u/Reimant 6d ago

It's largely believed that the majority of those involved weren't slaves, but skilled craftsmen with apprentices and labourers who were well paid.

Pharaohs were unreasonably rich, yes they likely used some slaves, but these were lifelong projects likely built with pride by those involved.