programmers

‘I gave them 24 hours': Senior programmer gets demoted for ‘performance issues’ after a health crisis, so he diverts all his managerial duties to his boss, ends up demanding a 10% raise and a 4-day workweek after they beg him to come back

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Coworker tells on himself by complaining to CEO when IT guy deletes banned and inappropriate "personal" files off his work computer: 'He went to the CEO and complained'

Brad Dickson

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IT worker told to stop wasting time helping their coworkers, IT tickets get out of control when all the small problems are no longer getting fixed: 'Everyone was quietly enjoying the fact that Boss's ridiculous policy had backfired spectacularly'

Brad Dickson

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Boss demands IT engineer write "more words" on ticket resolutions, they begin writing a novel hidden in the reports: 'You're averaging well over a 1000 characters per ticket, keep it up!'

Brad Dickson

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Employee denied raise and told they're replaceable after becoming sole engineer on a project, costs the company big when they quit: '$500,000 and two years of productivity over a $40,000/yr raise'

Brad Dickson

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Developer embarrasses new boss and gets foolish "no overtime" policy overturned by adhering strictly to it: 'Well, it's 4:30. That's my 8 hours. I'll see you tomorrow'

Brad Dickson

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Software giant fires last developer capable of servicing $25M contract in short-sighted cost-cutting measure, he successfully negotiates $1M/yr consulting fees:'Never fire the last legacy knowledge guy...'

Brad Dickson

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HR refuses to give developer raise by downplaying their work, forced to eat their words when their software stops working

Brad Dickson

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Boss tells web designer they can't say "no" to user requests, they find a loophole by rewriting the rulebook: 'Oh, I'm sorry, as per the Web Update Guide we can't do this...'

Brad Dickson

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Employee asked by new owners to teach their replacement how to do their impossible job: 'This guy got [a] full year's worth of training in a week'

Brad Dickson

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'How do you expect me to work if I'm not remote': Micromanaging CEO flip flops between calling programmer's job ‘remote’, leading to employee turning off alarm clock and staying home following ‘remote work' instructions

Eleonora Bader

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'He's a millionaire now': Team Leader asked to motivate worker by arrogant manager, motivates them to leave for a better job

Brad Dickson

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'He confessed he lied on his resume': Programmers band together to get nepotistic managers fired

Brad Dickson

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'Oops, I've overpaid my bills': Programmer uses skills to program a system to mess with his former apartment manager

Sienna Varady

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'You'd be losing money!': Real estate agent landlord increases rent $500, tenant costs him $20k years later

Brad Dickson

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'You make $200 and hour?': Arrogant boss brags about making more than IT Guy, he quits and charges that as contract rate

Brad Dickson

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