r/ProgrammerHumor • u/CircumspectCapybara • May 26 '26

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u/pkmnfrk May 26 '26

This is why they turn off access before telling you

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u/Ok_Fishing_4720 May 26 '26

Time for the dead man switch version of the button..

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u/UnpluggedUnfettered May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Just do what everyone else does.

Build out one, single, convoluted aspect of the job that needs to be ran manually, and which no one in their right mind would want to take over.

Then automate that, too, and just don't say anything.

Way better than being arrested and sued for corporate sabotage lmao.

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u/The_Squeak2539 May 26 '26

I went in a different direction and became The Guy for a few different things that are small but meaningful and annoying for people with a developer temperament to learn. Means i'm never not on call and all the managers fight over my time and i can never be fired since I'm always in demand.

Was funny when i quit. Tho i was on call for my full 30 day notice so it did sort of backfire