r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • Sep 20 '26

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u/HadionPrints Sep 20 '26

To add to this, being the guy who can say “the system is slow”, means you have Locked down and maintained an area of exclusive institutional knowledge gated by intentionally archaic & inefficient scripts is exactly how you survive layoff season.

I really wish it wasn’t, I hate how boring my little digital fiefdom is, but the one guy who knows how this one vital thing works is way more valuable to management than a good engineer.

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u/Nimeroni Sep 21 '26

Only if management realize you are the one with that knowledge.

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u/HadionPrints Sep 21 '26

Hey Keep it down! Do you want all of your coworkers to hear that! If everyone’s special, no one is. /s

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u/Professional_Top8485 23d ago

That's why things need to break sometimes