• dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    But you don’t understand, Mr… Sandbag Tiara, was it? Can I call you Sandbag?

    Sandbag, what we’re really looking for in this position is someone who’s really a people person, you know? Somebody who’s a team player, ready to go the extra mile, fit in with our company culture because we’re a “”“”“family”“”“” here. Really shine in our three pointless but mandatory department-wide meetings per day, smile on demand, have a very firm handshake, and really help us close those KPI numbers.

    The job in question is a backend software dev position, where the employee will theoretically never have to interact with anyone except their immediate boss, and has no reason whatsoever to emerge from their dungeon. But never mind that.

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      2 months ago

      The children IT professionals yearn for the mines basement… the cool, dark basement with soft lighting…

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      2 months ago

      Software development is very collaborative and often involves daily and/or weekly meetings and frequent calls with coworkers.

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        2 months ago

        I develop software for a huge company that everyone has heard of, and work by myself on my own projects with no collaboration required and incredibly small amount of oversight. I get to do it my way. Living the dream.

        Many of my friends work in the scenario you described and do not like the whole collaboration thing!