Yes but the schedule says it should be done so we need to make it happen or the company will go bust. Come on guys we need you to work harder, everyone is putting in overtime to make this happen and you are being negative and telling us you can’t do it, what are we paying you for?

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

“Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units I don’t see another dime, so where’s the motivation?” - Peter Gibbons

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

everyone is putting in overtime to make this happen and you are being negative

"... now its 5pm and I'm leaving for the day, but when I come in tomorrow at 8am, I expect to see some real progress completed."

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I've worked at companies where I swear to fucking good the middle managers just don't sleep at all.

I'm getting calls at 3am and asking how you even woke up, and I get told they never went to sleep.

Incidentally, also had three managers in that role inside twelve months. And then it just laid vacant for two years afterwards.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Give me a pay raise and I'll put in the hours.

[–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I actually said at one point "extra money can't buy me sleep or time with my family"

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

For double the pay, I'd work overtime to get something done - if I like it. I used to work 50-60 hour weeks with no overtime pay (yes, yes, I was exploited). Had I been paid overtime and at double the rate, it would've pushed my annual salary to 1.5-2x . But my guess is that either the manager would've been fired for being shit, I would've been fired for costing too much, or they would've simply hired another engineer to join the team (we did need more engineers).

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Just need to pump those numbers up. Pay me $2000/hr and I'll work 12 hour shifts. Pay me $4000/hr and I'll work 24 hour shifts. $10k/hour and you'll have me doing a 60 hour work day.

Don't ask how it happens. Just trust me and pay me six months upfront.