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 Discussion on question by Masked: How…

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lucasgcb
Aug 17, 2021 20:55
It helps to realize that programming jobs are simply implementation of things that have been, well, researched by someone. Undergrad Code Monkeys would not exist otherwise, so it's up to you what you want to do.
 

 Discussion on question by GijsApeldoo…

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lucasgcb
Jul 30, 2019 11:43
Have you understood that this project isn't illegal and other professionals will gladly take in the offer? If you don't take it someone else will, those people will lose money in both cases by their own account. Worst case scenario you also lose your job.
 

 Discussion on answer by Dale M: Is it…

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lucasgcb
Jul 26, 2019 15:19
@CharlesDuffy I can see the App simply recording the last location when the ride for that user ends, but really it is a big mess in either case and I won't be surprised if the whole concept gets simply banned.
lucasgcb
Jul 26, 2019 15:19
Taking up the car example, what happens if someone rents a car and parks it on the sidewalk or something? Differently from a car though someone can just pick up a lawfully parked scooted and drop it in the middle of the street to incriminate the last user.
 

 Discussion on question by KingBOB: My…

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lucasgcb
Jul 11, 2019 22:40
How does residency in medicine work over there? Does she need to finish her contract "training" there before she can apply elsewhere? Why can't she quit?
 

 Discussion on answer by gerrit: How c…

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lucasgcb
Jun 28, 2019 08:08
@Hobbes No. You'll catch a cold if your immune system is compromised, which is what happens when you walk in and out of conditioned environments from thermal shock. This is why Saunas have you taking the cold shower on the way out.
 

 Discussion on answer by lucasgcb: How…

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lucasgcb
Jun 27, 2019 18:00
@c36 How is that not clocking, if not more annoying?
lucasgcb
Jun 27, 2019 18:00
@Sam To put it simply when you are active about it I consider it as enforcing it. I imagine it would also be asked for the worker to justify/make up those hours, would it not? What if they don't comply? Will you punish them even if they are doing a good job? Hopefully not. The end goal here is having control and logs - if that person's hours can be given an exception you can add hours for them to use in the system, but that's still enforcement of reporting/tracking those hours (also you won't have proof they worked 5 hours or not if you don't).
lucasgcb
Jun 27, 2019 18:00
I appreciate the vote but I'll have to contest your disagreement. There is a difference between "expecting" and "enforcing". From the system in place, you are telling your employees you "expect" those hours, but your comments in other answers and latest edit clearly show you in fact want to enforce hours. Simply put, you're either in fact doing this or you aren't - so you'll have to either start clocking people in, or tally based on results and rely on word of mouth.
 

 Discussion on question by User: Inter…

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lucasgcb
Jun 13, 2019 05:59
Did you ask questions about the company standards during the interview process?
 

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lucasgcb
May 15, 2019 10:28
@JohnnyApplesauce Trustworthy in what sense, will it give you a virus? No. Should you trust them with personal information? Probably not, but they have a confidentiality policy. I'd personally use something installed in my computer like pdfsam for documents with sensitive information.
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 Discussion on question by trangunarpi…

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lucasgcb
May 14, 2019 12:00
Ok just so we are clear, are you strictly sure you are under this requirement or is this something you've concluded yourself because you overheard your boss? Clear this up!!
 

 Discussion on answer by SmallChess: C…

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lucasgcb
Apr 23, 2019 13:35
@SmallChess Criticizing culture has nothing to do with race; There is such thing as toxic cultural traits which should be contested and discussed. Overworking is one of them, there are studies on this as workers who are on constant overtime are not being efficient. It is merely a sign of being used to poor management (which also doesn't notice when said overworked workers are doing something else besides sitting at their desk)
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 Discussion between lucasgcb and Max H…

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lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 12:16
You are at a Q&A site, your method of handling this is simply unfit for most cases as it barely classifies as management. Most employees will have no use for your suggestion because they are not the managers and that's not how it works in management (and even people) of most companies. Now if you want people to get fired so you can get more fodder to choose from for your rainbow meatgrinder that's another story.
lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 12:15
Please keep away from pettily implying that I don't trust nor respect my peers as you are desperately clawing away at finding remotely realistic examples of your circus management style to the point you have to send me an article where a manager admits to compromising the health and well being of their staff as if it was just part of business. That is some rogue shit.
lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 11:56
Yeah, and the article from 11 years ago also says their teams worked inhumane hours, suffered several injuries from constant work, among other implied sacrifices besides the fact managers weren't able to have control of what they were doing. Is this really what you want to hand over as an example? That every team in every department must be composed of free electron devs, or maybe that one free electron will suddenly transform the personality of other employees rather than hinder them by coming over and shoving their unicorn horn around?
lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 11:56
High performers look for feedback, they don't expect it to come to them: There are TONS of resources on how unsolicited advice in the workplace is simply a source of distress - inc. questions in this very SE. It is exacerbated when you are not in their department team; as you are assuming you are experienced in their field of knowledge (which is why it is another department). You being interdependent does not make you a team. It's like you being a driver on the road coming up to a construction worker telling him they have to make a new road for you cause the current one is crap.
lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 11:56
I've already said many times you may talk and discuss things with them - what you can't do is tell them what to do or give unsolicited advice. And quite frankly you'll never have the whole picture of an entire adjacent department (both because it is not your department and because it may include expertise out of your understanding as it often does when it comes to something like Dev vs ServerOps); a lecture from them about it is not on either of your payrolls so it is a luxury at best. Report to management if you want things changed, pacifically discuss it in private if you are just curious.
lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 11:56
It's not about emotions, it's about perspective. "Your work is disrupting mine so you need to change it" means literally nothing to anyone who isn't cowardly if you are not management, because if that were truly the case then management would be notifying them of their failure, not you. Sometimes eggs need to be cracked and since you are not in their department team you lack this perspective and only see the results.
lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 11:56
There's difference between notifying a failure and taking it up to yourself to go fix it. It gets particularly comical if you want to tell others of the other department how to do it because it is like saying you could be doing their job if you didn't have better things to do. It simply shows lack of perspective. Again, feel free to have small talk and discuss solutions but never tell others what to do specially if you are not part of their operations team.
lucasgcb
Apr 4, 2019 11:56
Keep in mind these are two different departments (development and server ops) so the warehouse example doesn't make much sense since it is not really OP's team. Besides I'm not entirely sure if telling people how to do their job when you aren't their manager fits very well with workplace etiquette. Doing it at lunch nonetheless sounds even more inappropriate; if giving advice isn't requested or expected of you there is little to gain from doing it autonomously and can even come across as patronizing (specially if your department is different). Feel free to ask about how they're feeling though
 

 Discussion on answer by John Rabson J…

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lucasgcb
Mar 29, 2019 20:50
@CaptainProg That's different between American and British English, no?