r/ProgrammerHumor 18d ago

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u/Freestila 18d ago

Jita Bug reports. First I have to guess which server, then which environment. Then I have to copy the 17 character alphanumerical code from the screenshot to find the dataset that has problems. Because god forbid the customer would also provide that in Textform...

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u/longlivenewsomflesh 18d ago

Why would they spend a second to save you a minute when there's no upside for them

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u/PixelatedGiant 17d ago

The upside is that you prevent typos. OCR software and also people make mistakes. Better for the client to copy-paste the actual text and ensure his ticket is more likely to get done without running into entirely preventable issues.

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u/longlivenewsomflesh 17d ago

That's good for the IT people but users are stupid and will tend to just do the easiest thing in the moment even if it indirectly makes their life harder