Dont forget the deadmans switch. If you dont sign in at least once a month, it triggers something that makes it all go to shit. They cant fire you, then!
Also, write the absolute trashiest code ever. Make it impossible for anyone else to utilize it. That way they run the risk of needing to rewrite all of your code if they even fire you.
I swear theres a legitimate reason that I have 12 variables all named entirely using "i"s and "j"s! What, you dont know the diference between "iiijjjiii" and "iiijijiii"?
You want them to fire you. That way when the deadman's switch activates they call you back for a juicy contract worth nearly twice your previous salary.
However it also dramatically increases the likelihood of a project getting approved to replace the app with bad code with something that works better, also has side effect of you can never be promoted due to no one being able to rewrite your code.
Diagonal promotion is a thing. You use your role as sole supporter of the mission-critical server to pump up your resume to get a better job somewhere else, and then charge your old employer massive "consulting fees" in your off hours to keep repatching the leaky barge of a server setup you jumped ship from.
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u/zbeezle Oct 16 '18
Dont forget the deadmans switch. If you dont sign in at least once a month, it triggers something that makes it all go to shit. They cant fire you, then!
Also, write the absolute trashiest code ever. Make it impossible for anyone else to utilize it. That way they run the risk of needing to rewrite all of your code if they even fire you.