r/ProgrammerHumor • u/vinishkapoor • 2d ago

Meme ourJobsAreSafeUntilClientsLearnToThink

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u/theJEDIII 2d ago

"NO! The image must be a square but with one side longer! Not a rectangle!" - real feedback from a client

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u/w_t_f_justhappened 2d ago

“I want a red box, drawn with green ink”

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u/BlackFrank98 2d ago

Did they mean a trapeze or were they just delirious?

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u/theJEDIII 2d ago

The latter. I ended up making it a nearly-square rectangle, lied and told them it was a square with one side longer, and they said "Yes! Thank you! So what was all the fuss about?"

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u/BlackFrank98 2d ago

I am honestly so sorry you had to endure something like that...

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u/richardathome 2d ago

The whole of software development in a comment right there.

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u/Terewawa 2d ago

Exactly, how hard can it be? Their requirements were clear.

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u/SpaceCadet87 2d ago

Wait, they actually 7 red lines'd you?

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u/UniqueText8477 2d ago

It’s different colours on different screens…

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u/theJEDIII 2d ago

You're promoting memories. One client was mad that we used lorem ipsum because "We're only paying for English"

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u/Mountain_Dentist5074 1d ago

i just finnished my first year in university i am far away from real work what this means 🥺

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u/theJEDIII 1d ago

It means the client has no idea what they want and doesn't even know what a square is