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I may be in the minority here, but I just wanted to share that it's awesome working with bright devs and managers who instinctively "get it". I love the culture of my (not so) little company, where the CTO and every dev manager started out in the trenches, writing code for decades before moving up the food chain.
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We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. 
/ravi
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Thanks.
I hope you're aware, however, that the reasons for your being happy depresses most of us even more than usual.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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/ravi
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Allow me to add to your depression then, I also work for a good company.
And I know the difference from personal experience.
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Makes life a lot better when you love your job!
Got my site back up after my time in the woods!
JaxCoder.com
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Aye!  And I think enjoying working with one's coworkers counts towards 90% of your job satisfaction.
/ravi
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Yep, I agree!
Got my site back up after my time in the woods!
JaxCoder.com
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You forgot the joke icon.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: I love the culture of my (not so) little company,
You must work for yourself, and you are great company to yourself!
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Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Marc Clifton wrote: You must work for yourself
Actually, no. But I've been blessed with a wonderful work environment ever since I started working exclusively at early-stage companies since 2000. Aside from having the privilege of working with folk smarter (a lot smarter) than myself, it's been a rewarding experience to see how an idea is taken from germination to fruition as a software product.
/ravi
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I would then, stay there at all costs.
As a technical person, never ever work for normals. They never, ever get it. and will enslave you to do their bidding no matter the impossibility.
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Ron Anders wrote: never ever work for normals.
Yes, I think that's almost always true. Every one of the four times I've switched companies in my 30+ year career, it's been because I'd become the de-facto "guru" in my area. I think that's when one stops learning and becomes complacent.
/ravi
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If I ever become depressed alcoholic, blame this post.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Do intern proctologists ask dumbass questions?
modified 21-Feb-19 11:43am.
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Possibly.
When asked about the work I now have to do on various 'legacy' products, I explain it like this:
"I feel like a neurologist who has to go in rectally."
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Hope you can always find the escape hatch.
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Get a good "heads-up" on any of the pitfalls?
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"Heads-up". 
A good description for those who thought it an excellent idea to shrink my team from 17 experienced and dedicated professionals to 5 experienced and dedicated raving lunatics.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: A good description for those who thought it an excellent idea to shrink my team from 17 experienced and dedicated professionals to 5 experienced and dedicated raving lunatics.
So...you had 5 raving lunatics as part of the original group of 17 but just didn't realize it yet. Did I get this right?
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No. The five of us who are left are now responsible for all the work done by the original 17. We're maintaining products that have been passed from their original developer through three or four people on their way to landing in our laps. This, along with the various cloning attempts and one bizarre episode involving the Canon copier in the office, has rendered all of us unsane.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: has rendered all of us unsane.
I see what you did there.
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bows
Software Zen: delete this;
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Double-major: Dentistry/Proctology.
Career In Video: Gynecologic/Proctology
French Chef: Necrology/Proctology
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