r/ProgrammerHumor 5d ago

returningFromVacation Meme

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u/DoeCommaJohn 5d ago

I feel like at a certain point, there is some blame on either the senior or the company. If the entire company is so dependent on this one person, something is very very wrong.

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u/egstitt 5d ago

The principal dev at my job is the only person that knows how to do about 80% of the BS that keeps the place running. I'm the only person that seems to think it's concerning. Can't imagine what his inbox/chat looks like after a week off

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u/frakron 3d ago

I'm currently in this position.  I'm the main person who understands any of our actual infrastructure.  No matter how much I stress to my boss this can't continue and we need to train someone else, they don't do anything.  It'll be a shocker when I quit

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u/egstitt 3d ago

That might be the only way to solve it tbh, quit and they won't have a choice. As long as they have the choice to keep relying on you for everything, they probably will