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Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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I have no idea the right way of posting long posts. Here's the rest: https://pastebin.com/k0tYZYgY

I've merged it into your comment above so the whole thing is one piece.

there's a lot of stuff in the pastebin that hasn't been added to the comment

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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I'm the sole developer working on my current project, which is overhauling a massive DOS era application, as well as overhauling an early 2000s era CRM/business management tool, that almost all of our work happens through. Did I mention that the DOS application is a HIPAA billing application that must meet all HIPAA guidelines as well as write EDI X12 billing files? I'm very junior, been coding for ~5 years, 3 profes…

You do know that HIPAA violations can land you in jail, right? Run. Don't walk. Vacate immediately. Leave. I'm finding myself hoping that this is a fake, because I wouldn't wish this situation on anyone at all.

Not just jail, you are also now personally liable. Meaning your personal assets are on the table for a lawsuit (at least according to Stanford’s HIPAA training)

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Working on 20+ years of bandaids on an MFC C++ ERP Application with no documentation and some crazy ass shit going on. The goal make it a 'web app'... The corporate office is constantly waging political fights between management. We can't get anything done. Stymied.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Not the rudest but it is basically saying RTFM. I deal with it like, here's the info you're looking for, but in the future you can read here instead of having to wait on me :) The idea being to present it as a benefit for them and not an unburdening for you.

Tried that approach and got told I was condescending.

I’m very sorry to hear that. Some people will go to any length to avoid work, even by putting it on us.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Listen. If not using version control is a problem for you, you're already more hirable than a lot of developers I've seen. Learning is always important but don't use that to procrastinate. You don't have to go straight to the best job in the world. Just find something better (and do your homework to verify) and take it.

I'm in a small city, where not much work is available. I need to pad my resume a little more to make the work I do more attractive, but the reality is that LAMP devs aren't in high demand near me. I apply to several jobs daily, but not much is around. I'd appreciate pointers on how to improve my prospects, but the last place I interviewed was a seedy adult entertainment company, and I wouldn't have taken an offer if…

Leave the city. It doesn’t end well if you stay... unless you can get remote work (even then it’s risky), but you definitely have to leave the company ASAP

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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What are the arguments against version control here (if any)? Honestly the project sounds quite interesting, but I can imagine the circumstances make it painful.

> What's are the arguments against version control here (if any)? * I don't understand it * You're overcomplicating things * We're not using any of that free shit here * It doesn't say Microsoft or IBM * The last guy we hired that tried to use it was smarter than I was so anyone else who tries is a threat to my leadership. (because everyone knows you can only manage people who have a strict subset of your own knowled…

* Someone used git to publish a HIPAA violation on github.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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I'm the sole developer working on my current project, which is overhauling a massive DOS era application, as well as overhauling an early 2000s era CRM/business management tool, that almost all of our work happens through. Did I mention that the DOS application is a HIPAA billing application that must meet all HIPAA guidelines as well as write EDI X12 billing files? I'm very junior, been coding for ~5 years, 3 profes…

>having been expressly forbidden from using ANY VC by the CEO Well that's really fucking stupid of them. Maybe they're worried about evidence of old HIPAA breaches existing after the system gets updated, and doesn't want to explain that logic? On your local development station: mkdir repo cd repo git init --bare cd .. git clone repo project_folder cd project_folder cp -r ../ /project project Congratulations, you now…

It likely is because of accidentally storing PII randomly in a hidden folder.

The data and application code are probably very intertwined, rather than portable code that could be plugged into any kind of stage database.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Will echo other comments and say that I enjoyed this post. IANAL, however, in all seriousness... I think you should talk to a personal lawyer about your situation ASAP, especially now that you posted this publicly. HIPAA is not to be trifled with and now you've shared that you have knowledge of a breach. You've also provided enough detail in this post that (if found and traced back to you) could be used as proof that…

HIPAA is absolutely to be trifled with. Look up who is actually fined and face actual consequences from HIPAA violations. It is 99.99% big universities, hospitals, and insurance companies. Everyone else gets (at most) a slap on the wrist and has to promise not to do it again. Once in a while they’ll fine a small family practitioner $25k for not shredding papers properly but it’s a total joke. HIPAA Compliance Service…

Seconded. I’m a physician that got so pissed off at how a practice was repeatedly and willfully violating HIPAA that I risked my standing in the local physician community and reported them.

I was basically told by the case manager, or whatever they call themselves, to fuck off.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Working at 1000+ person companies and moving 'up' the ladder, but if it wasn't for the paycheck I'd be in a small shop actually building things.

Every day is another bunch of meetings, political posturing, or just dealing with people who don't care.

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