Preamble Dave Chappelle has a bit in which he talks about how this one pimp manages to "get extra mileage" from one of his (the pimps) whores who is on the brink of quitting, of breaking down. The horrible story, expertly delivered by one the greatest stand-up comedians and storytellers to ever live, is an allusion to what happened to Mr. Chappelle in Hollywood - an explanation on why he left and went to fucking Africa of all places, choosing to renounce millions of dollars, his cut from a show
Maybe you should write less. Your style is unnecessarily offensive, not witty or entertaining. You might find that your attitude is the problem, and not the industry itself. If you’re so cynical as to compare writing code for a living to human trafficking and sex work, which are very real problems that you have carelessly and insensitively used as a metaphor, maybe you should find a new gig.
And this isn’t about political correctness, either. I don’t care about them. But if you were going to use this metaphor and this style, you better do it well, and you failed. This post isn’t edgy or interesting or novel.
Maybe you should write less. Your style is unnecessarily offensive, not witty or entertaining. You might find that your attitude is the problem, and not the industry itself. If you’re so cynical as to compare writing code for a living to human trafficking and sex work, which are very real problems that you have carelessly and insensitively used as a metaphor, maybe you should find a new gig.
And this isn’t about political correctness, either. I don’t care about them. But if you were going to use this metaphor and this style, you better do it well, and you failed. This post isn’t edgy or interesting or novel.
This is how you feel everyday when working for any of the defense contractors here in the US. If you are young, stay away.
I agree with everything written in the article. Well written. I wanted to read more since i had a similar experience, minus the fake project.
This is brilliant, funny, sad and true. Good read 9/10