[grumple]

Web devs: don't think this applies to you.

If you're pushing up 0 lines of code on a day where you had no meetings or interruptions, and you aren't working on something truly novel and near-impossible, you took the day off on the company dime. And everybody you worked with noticed, and if you do it regularly - they are just waiting for everybody to reach their breaking point with you so they can push to get rid of you. Sure, you'll find a new job and do it again, but you'll still not have anybody's respect.

[timwaagh]

This is why people push the most difficult tasks to the most junior developers. Because a dev stuggling to do the 'impossible' looks the exact same way. That way others get to protect themselves from blame.

[grumple]

> This is why people push the most difficult tasks to the most junior developers.

Who does that?

The correct thing is to manage expectations and then do the work. Unfortunately there are many lazy developers (or people in any sort of job) who won't be productive with even the most simple tasks.

[qntty]

thx mom