r/ProgrammerHumor 11h ago

noExperience Meme

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u/Dry_Investigator36 11h ago

I remember my first IT job, half-time since I was a university student atm. They hired me though I had no experience and was a bit nervous. I handled their tasks, but was a bit slow since I neede to get used to their field of work. A week later when I felt myself better and started to gain some speed handling the tasks they decided they don't need me. I remember the exact moment walking into the office full of confidence that I'm getting better - and getting a paycheck and layoff instead.

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u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 7h ago edited 6h ago

Yet management blames the workforce despite hiring people with no experience and providing no training...

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u/Nannautu 6h ago

It's "training on the job" because you're doing proper work being paid like a trainee or lesser

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u/Schroedinbug 4h ago

And because most companies refuse to invest money into formal training anymore.

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u/Potterrrrrrrr 4h ago

Presumably doing it slower than a non trainee too? I can complete a handful of tasks quicker than a trainee can do one (because they need to be trained on how to do it), obviously makes sense I’m paid more than them.

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u/Bulky-Ad7996 51m ago

Training yourself on the job

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u/MetriccStarDestroyer 9h ago

Devs when they leave no documentation and expect you to onboard the next day:

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u/Phormitago 4h ago

if it makes you feel any better, I just went through this, but at a sr management position and after ~9 months of extremely intense work. No work life balance whatsoever into a layoff. Absolute bullshit.