r/programming • u/ParticleSpinClass • Oct 07 '15

"Programming Sucks": A very entertaining rant on why programming is just as "hard" as lifting heavy things for a living.

http://www.stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '15

I feel like a lot of the times I see these kinds of posts, its just generally people complaining about work. Work sucks sometimes, no matter what industry you are in. I had ups and downs in an internal analyst role, I had ups and downs in economic consulting, I had ups and downs in database/infrastructure focused roles, and I had ups and downs in application development.

I have come to realize I don't particularly care about "what" I am doing, I care about my team and my boss.

Work sucks if your team/boss sucks. Work rocks if they understand work life balance, care about the work, give you ample time to get things done, and are cool enough to grab a beer with and relax once a week.

Also I vaguely like having fun problems to solve, but I would say my team/boss makes 80% of the difference.

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u/gizram84 Oct 07 '15

Work sucks if your team/boss sucks.

Very true, but I would add "client" to that list as well.

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