• wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    I am unironically building myself a woodshop so I can retire from tech into a life of making real tangible objects, with no JIRA tickets, no kanban boards, and no stand-ups.

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        9 months ago

        Wilbur, did you email the CEO directly to complain that you lost all your progress when you were using the search bar as a notepad, and now you’ve lost a days work and need us to recover it?

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          8 months ago

          The neat part is when they get too annoying you can kill and eat them.

          My supervisors discouraged this sort of thing with users.

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      9 months ago

      My plan is to use my technical know-how to build stuff that actually matters (which is all very subjective).

      It is my opinion that it’s a shame for capitalist societies that people spend a lifetime building strong skills in something to throw them all away on the first occasion.

      I so so wish people with a strong VFX expertise here in Canada would be able to keep doing excellent VFX work instead of going for mediocre middle-manager careers because it’s the only way they can ever hope to live a life worth living.

      But I respect folks for whom software engineering is just a way to earn a living. All the power to you guys. We desperately need you anyway, even if it’s not a lifelong commitment.

      … On another note, though, I can tell you that I will gladly throw away my Jira skills as soon as I can.