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PaperTrail said > "Your boss is NOT always your friend, don't trust them 100%"
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And document *everything*, preferably off-site.
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Emails, DMs, anything that could come back as "I never said that!?"
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Cleaning up old CYA folders (10+ years old) and I found an email where the mgr was upset that I was taking off the week of Christmas saying he never approved that time off (which he has the authority to cancel).
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I pulled the email I'd backed up from October where *he* approved the request (at that time requests were via email).
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Not taking it lying down, he replied (in a new email) it was company policy that I re-request time off requests within 7 days of the time off (basically saying I violated policy and my vacation would be canceled)
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I reply, cc-ing HR, (screen-shot the original convo), and a copy of the time off policy asking HR to clarify the new '7 day' policy I was not aware of.
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I never got a reply from anyone.,> "Do you remember how you've found devRant?"
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Another developer, "John", who I frequently ranted about sent me a link.
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We would frequently swap links (never posting anything), then eventually the new wore off and he stopped.
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I continued and eventually started posting, always wondering if "John" ever started to read devrant again.,@Definition7 > "You stay there for 10 years?!"
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Coming up on my 27th anniversary.
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Lots of ups and downs, that time frame was the lowest. Upside is all those folks have quit or been fired.
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Started my CYA journey when users would say (verbally) "Change the button caption to XYZ". I change the caption. A month later "Why is the button caption XYZ? It is supposed to be ABC?" then I get lectured by a VP how I need to do a better job in listening to our users.,@Definition7 > "Respect! Lucky that those folk has gone away"
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Or stupidity. My mental health struggled, but I knew if I quit, they'd win.
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https://youtube.com/watch/...,Advice? You asked. Show some integrity and be a man.
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Quit and walk out being the hardest working SOB in building. Who cares what they think. When you land the next job, you're going to walk a little taller, and others will say "Damn...gotta stay out Tounai's way...he's on a mission!"
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"Quiet quitting" is for sissies! Now drop and give me 50 push-ups!!!,Yep. Played X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter on a 386 with the turbo button. Those were the days.``` |