Comments on: The Secret To Only Working 8-5 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/ Ideas for building efficient developers and software Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:29:12 -0500 hourly 1 By: Max Pool http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-7672 Max Pool Sat, 09 May 2009 03:43:30 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-7672 @Mike - Find a job that doesn't suck. @Mike – Find a job that doesn’t suck.

]]> By: Mike http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-7664 Mike Sat, 09 May 2009 00:24:30 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-7664 Here is what you're missing... if you only work 8 to 5 then you will be fired by that buffoon middle manager who doesnt know squat about A) programming and B) managing. Now what? Here is what you’re missing… if you only work 8 to 5 then you will be fired by that buffoon middle manager who doesnt know squat about A) programming and B) managing.

Now what?

]]> By: Chris http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-4204 Chris Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:11:35 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-4204 No way, man. 10-4 is the new 8-5. I get enough ideas about work outside of the office. No way, man. 10-4 is the new 8-5. I get enough ideas about work outside of the office.

]]> By: Nikola Malovic http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-2800 Nikola Malovic Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:18:08 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-2800 So true.. Great blog! So true..

Great blog!

]]> By: Anthony http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-2552 Anthony Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:56:16 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-2552 Hmmm... and will you find me a new job when I leave at 5pm? Dont think for a moment that management isnt going to put a help-wanted ad in the paper for my job the moment I begin to leave at 5pm. Doesnt matter if I came in a 5:45am. No one sees that so I guess it doesnt count toward overtime. What we really, truly, need to do is to band together and unionize ourselves. I'll tell you what, make fun of unions all you want but when they tried to build a skyscraper in Philadelphia with plumbing/no toilets (some sort of new flushless toilet system), dont you think that the plumber's union struck against the developer? They sued and they won. The verdict was to FORCE the developer to put the pipes in (read: plumbers get to work and get paid) just in case the building ever needs to transition away from flushless toilets. We need a union. Corporate America has crapped on software developers far too long. Just imagine all of us sitting in the parking lot one day. I dont believe my company could fill several hundred developers' positions by 9am when the crap would hit the fan if we werent there. Something to think about. Something to act on. Hmmm… and will you find me a new job when I leave at 5pm? Dont think for a moment that management isnt going to put a help-wanted ad in the paper for my job the moment I begin to leave at 5pm. Doesnt matter if I came in a 5:45am. No one sees that so I guess it doesnt count toward overtime.

What we really, truly, need to do is to band together and unionize ourselves. I’ll tell you what, make fun of unions all you want but when they tried to build a skyscraper in Philadelphia with plumbing/no toilets (some sort of new flushless toilet system), dont you think that the plumber’s union struck against the developer? They sued and they won. The verdict was to FORCE the developer to put the pipes in (read: plumbers get to work and get paid) just in case the building ever needs to transition away from flushless toilets.

We need a union. Corporate America has crapped on software developers far too long.

Just imagine all of us sitting in the parking lot one day. I dont believe my company could fill several hundred developers’ positions by 9am when the crap would hit the fan if we werent there.

Something to think about. Something to act on.

]]> By: Mohamed El-Beltagy http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-2551 Mohamed El-Beltagy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:39:39 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-2551 I have also learned my lessons; but very late. I have worked for three companies, and each one of them I was staying late to do meet the unreasonable deadline of the project. Most of the projects it was either a/like a one-man-show. I remember one of the projects was: - Scheduled for 3 senior developers - Scheduled to be implemented in a year and a half (time frame) - Actually, started with only me as the only developer in the project. - In our kick-off meeting, the PM started saying: "We are one year behind the schedule"!!!!!! - I finished it on time and it was a successful project. What was the result??? My team leader got promoted... (looool) Very strange, isn't it? And even stranger that same happened to me in my last couple of projects as well. And not even a thank you letter, email or even word..!! My last task I was assigned, my manager was very afraid of not having it done!! The list can continue on and on. So, all they are getting from me is: my 8-5. I have also learned my lessons; but very late.
I have worked for three companies, and each one of them I was staying late to do meet the unreasonable deadline of the project. Most of the projects it was either a/like a one-man-show.
I remember one of the projects was:
- Scheduled for 3 senior developers
- Scheduled to be implemented in a year and a half (time frame)
- Actually, started with only me as the only developer in the project.
- In our kick-off meeting, the PM started saying: “We are one year behind the schedule”!!!!!!
- I finished it on time and it was a successful project.

What was the result??? My team leader got promoted… (looool)
Very strange, isn’t it? And even stranger that same happened to me in my last couple of projects as well. And not even a thank you letter, email or even word..!!
My last task I was assigned, my manager was very afraid of not having it done!!

The list can continue on and on. So, all they are getting from me is: my 8-5.

]]> By: Usman Shaheen http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-914 Usman Shaheen Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:12:20 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-914 [...]Late night heroics should be an exception and not the expectation[...] [...]Late night heroics should be an exception and not the expectation[...]

]]> By: Secret of working 8-5 « Usman’s Weblog http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-913 Secret of working 8-5 « Usman’s Weblog Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:10:58 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-913 [...] via [Code Squeeze] [...] [...] via [Code Squeeze] [...]

]]> By: Terry Kilshaw http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-511 Terry Kilshaw Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:43:21 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-511 Like torture, working long hours produces plenty of output, its just not that useful. Every serious programmer knows when to call it quits for the day; that pushing on for another hour won't produce anything useful. And that the same problem looked at after a good night's sleep will often resolve itself. Terry Like torture, working long hours produces plenty of output, its just not that useful.

Every serious programmer knows when to call it quits for the day; that pushing on for another hour won’t produce anything useful. And that the same problem looked at after a good night’s sleep will often resolve itself.

Terry

]]> By: Yakov Fain http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-495 Yakov Fain Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:05:48 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-secret-to-only-working-8-5/#comment-495 I blogged on the subjet too: http://yakovfain.javadevelopersjournal.com/why_are_you_working_overtime.htm I blogged on the subjet too:
http://yakovfain.javadeveloper.....ertime.htm

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