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Opened a legacy PHP file from 2008.
No functions.
2,000+ lines.
Inline SQL.
HTML inside echo statements.
A single if (true) wrapping the entire thing like some cursed gift box.
At the top:
// Do not modify. Works perfectly.
At the bottom:
It writes to two databases. Only one exists.
Somewhere in the middle:
It sends an email…
to the client’s ex-wife.
I closed the file.
Rebooted my laptop.
Took a walk.
Still not okay.5 -
"We really struggle to find people with this skil set"
So you're going to hire me, pay well, and not be full of shit, right?7 -
Having no say in your own work and everything being decided AFTER THE MERGE REQUEST is really interesting.
Preparing my 2 week notice.4 -
I meant to upload this Reddit post from r/TrueOffMyChest as an image, but apparently that feature is broken. So I transcribed it. This rant writes itself. It's absolutely discrimination and by consent of the state. This, plus age and viewpoint discrimination, is why I own and operate my own business. I refuse to be beholden to HR assclowns trying to virtue signal their way into their next promotion.
"So I did an experiment, I work in CS and decided to test what the gender bias is. So I took my CV And changed the name to a female name. I'd send it out with my real name, then a few days later (or few days before) with a female name.
Out of 100, my applications with a male name got 7 responses for interview.
Out of 100, my applications with a female name got 45 responses to interview
The female resume was 650% more likely to get a callback. And the resumes were identical.
So then I thought 'what about someone looking for working class jobs?' So I decided to focus on restaurants-servers, hosting, etc. Made a fake resume, and responded to craigslist ads with both male and female names. Sometimes the male went first, sometimes the female went first.
Out of 100, my applications with a male name got 10 responses to interview
Out of 100, my applications with a female name got 87 responses to interview
The female resume got 870% more responses."5 -