treverd@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · edit-24 months agoSpeaking words of wisdom...Let It Be, Let It Belemmy.worldimagemessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down126cross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.07Karrow-down1imageSpeaking words of wisdom...Let It Be, Let It Belemmy.worldtreverd@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · edit-24 months agomessage-square48linkfedilinkcross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·4 months agoYou must not have worked for a dickhead expecting you ship software on Monday that takes months to write when you were given a week to do it.
minus-squarezqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoNo, it’s usually ship on Friday. At 1600.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·4 months agoThe trick is to be the bigger dickhead.
minus-squareRagnarokOnline@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 months agoYou may be joking, but as long as you’re actually good at what you do, being a dickhead can be a winning strategy. I’ve never been able to do it myself, but know many who have.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoI do try to reserve it for when I’m fully confident that I’m correct.
minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoIn a room full of dickheads, it’s often the loudest dickhead that gets their way. Often it’s the CEO.
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·4 months agoIn my experience, people that aren’t easy to work with that aren’t already in charge don’t stick around very long.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·4 months agoI’ve always managed to find fresh people that didn’t have their priorities backwards.
You must not have worked for a dickhead expecting you ship software on Monday that takes months to write when you were given a week to do it.
No, it’s usually ship on Friday. At 1600.
The trick is to be the bigger dickhead.
You may be joking, but as long as you’re actually good at what you do, being a dickhead can be a winning strategy.
I’ve never been able to do it myself, but know many who have.
I do try to reserve it for when I’m fully confident that I’m correct.
In a room full of dickheads, it’s often the loudest dickhead that gets their way. Often it’s the CEO.
In my experience, people that aren’t easy to work with that aren’t already in charge don’t stick around very long.
I’ve always managed to find fresh people that didn’t have their priorities backwards.