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I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by Tushon »

fersho311 wrote: post #313
efsavage wrote: post #310

I once almost completely automated my job, and didn't hide it. The job was to load data files into the backend system. The problem was there there were almost as many formats (~80) as there were partners sending data (~120), not just in structure but in content (deltas, full replace, etc.). This job was burning people out every 6 months, and I was the hapless next victim who was just looking to break into a tech posi…

That’s a bit sad, the way you told the story sound like you didn’t make the place better even though you could have.

How is that your conclusion? OP had a number of things that were improved in-scope of his role, specifically cited this was before offsite version control, and that his replacement somehow deleted things.

Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by throw8383833jj »

fersho311 wrote: post #313
efsavage wrote: post #310

I once almost completely automated my job, and didn't hide it. The job was to load data files into the backend system. The problem was there there were almost as many formats (~80) as there were partners sending data (~120), not just in structure but in content (deltas, full replace, etc.). This job was burning people out every 6 months, and I was the hapless next victim who was just looking to break into a tech posi…

That’s a bit sad, the way you told the story sound like you didn’t make the place better even though you could have.

are you kidding? he totally made the place better. did his job infinitely better than the job description required and what did he get for all his trouble? a big slap in the face from his boss. of course he left and took his skills with him. most companies just don't know how to recognize and appreciate above average skills/productivity, this is sadly a recurrent feature of many work places.

Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by allenu »

fersho311 wrote: post #313
efsavage wrote: post #310

I once almost completely automated my job, and didn't hide it. The job was to load data files into the backend system. The problem was there there were almost as many formats (~80) as there were partners sending data (~120), not just in structure but in content (deltas, full replace, etc.). This job was burning people out every 6 months, and I was the hapless next victim who was just looking to break into a tech posi…

That’s a bit sad, the way you told the story sound like you didn’t make the place better even though you could have.

It sounded like their workplace essentially eliminated any incentive to go beyond expectations after their job was redefined.

Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by squeaky-clean »

fersho311 wrote: post #313
efsavage wrote: post #310

I once almost completely automated my job, and didn't hide it. The job was to load data files into the backend system. The problem was there there were almost as many formats (~80) as there were partners sending data (~120), not just in structure but in content (deltas, full replace, etc.). This job was burning people out every 6 months, and I was the hapless next victim who was just looking to break into a tech posi…

That’s a bit sad, the way you told the story sound like you didn’t make the place better even though you could have.

It sounds like they did make the place better, and the company stiffed them and they left and then things were no longer better.

Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by sebringj »

verall wrote: post #213
sebringj wrote: post #144

If this is true or not, I had a situation in my past where I was developing an ecommerce API as a business that had both web and backend. Basically, it made integrations take a day instead of 3-4 months. I hired some offshore developers to use my API to setup for new clients, effectively making a killing as I could still charge quite a lot for this specific integration and yet undercut all the competition. Long story…

I'm sorry that happened as I'm sure the API took a solid amount of work, but you've got to admit that's hilarious.

The full story is actually a lot worse but yah it is pretty dumb.

Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by getoj »

buran77 wrote: post #244
jodrellblank wrote: post #178

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This exchange has been the long drawn out version of: > > Story > r/thathappened r/nothingeverhappens --- Where subreddit "ThatHappened" is a sarcastic one, a response to far-fetched and unlikely sounding stories, implying they are not true. Such response has been overdone enough that subreddit "NothingEverHappens" has become a reply implying that unlikely sounding things actually do happen. And all of it is a real-w…

The story is most likely made up and one of the last clarifications strongly hints at it: > It can't be this simple / this is fake because you aren't doing blah blah. You're right, it's not this simple. There are more steps involved in the script and it performs functions I haven't discussed. [...] The core of the script, transfer and hash, is accurate The person focuses on transfer and hash and keeps what looks like…

> But nobody ever suspecting they're the actors in the story despite the process being fairly unique?

In a past life I used to write for a local TV soap. I would constantly take personal events that my friends and family told me about, minimally jazz them up, and have them happen to our regular cast. I was there for five years and not one person noticed that their story was on the show. It's all about context.

Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by draw_down »

honkycat wrote: post #246

I'm always shocked by the lack of ambition from my friends who land "low-effort" office jobs where they aren't doing much. Personally, I would: 1. Work on personal projects to build skills for something I actually care about 2. Study until I get a new non-boring job. I would lose my mind if I had to do nothing but play video games all day. I struggle to fill the hours AFTER work! I can't imagine doing nothing.

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Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by CountDrewku »

hwbehrens wrote: post #149
CountDrewku wrote: post #58

Ugh that subreddit is just a cesspool. Most of the stories are fake and it attracts the bottom feeders of society. People need work to feel fulfilled. I get that a corporate job may not meet that demand but this idea that you can just eschew any work and be mentally ok isn't true.

> People need work to feel fulfilled. While you're likely to get skewered for this line, I think it's because of a mismatch in vocabulary that is being ignored. The "work" in antiwork is usually referring to paid employment, but it seems that you're using it more akin to fulfilling accomplishment. I agree with you on the whole that people need to feel that they are making a positive impact on their surroundings to fe…

>The "work" in antiwork is usually referring to paid employment,

Except it's not, the posts also reflect this.

"A subreddit for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles."

Re: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

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Post by TravelTechGuy »

efsavage wrote: post #310

I once almost completely automated my job, and didn't hide it. The job was to load data files into the backend system. The problem was there there were almost as many formats (~80) as there were partners sending data (~120), not just in structure but in content (deltas, full replace, etc.). This job was burning people out every 6 months, and I was the hapless next victim who was just looking to break into a tech posi…

re: the performance review: don't know about your work place, but the first quarterly review I got at [insert name of large known company], my manger sat me down and explained she is budgeted a certain amount of bonus points for her 5 team members, and required to "grade on a curve". Hence, 1 team member will be "above average", 3 will be "average", and one "below average" every quarter. And for fairness, she rotates the names. I was deemed "below average" since it was my first quarter, but the good news, she said, is when she nominates me for "average" next quarter, she'd add a "shows improvement" comment to it!

Bare in mind, real actual money was tied to this stupid scheme, and you had to spend at least 2 hours writing a document explaining what you've done for the company, the team and the product, to justify your "averageness".

I lasted 3 quarters in that social experiment. And I'll laugh in the face of corporate recruiters till the day I die.

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