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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 84 points 11 months ago* (17 children)

Minus: You'll never get promoted because no one else can do that job

Plus: You'll never get laid off for the same reason

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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 115 points 11 months ago (12 children)

Never underestimate the ability for middle management to not know how important you actually are.

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[–] plateee@piefed.social 40 points 11 months ago (9 children)

The trick is to use your PTO all at once and be out for a week or so - everything falls over and it reminds your boss how you're the only thing keeping it all together.

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 39 points 11 months ago (4 children)

The key to a good career in IT is to not have everything run too smoothly. If your systems have 100% uptime, it's easy for people to forget that you exist and are needed. The occasional bug reminds them that their lives would collapse without you.

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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 32 points 11 months ago

I should go unplug the router for a bit.

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[–] sjmarf@piefed.social 13 points 11 months ago

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[–] Ste41th@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

But if they forget you doesn’t that mean you get paid to sit at a desk all day with no work?

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Until it's time for layoffs

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[–] lostme@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago*

use your PTO all at once and be out for a week or so

oh no

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[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago (1 child)

The trick is to use your PTO all at once and be out for a week or so

If I used my PTO all at once I would be out for like two months and a bit LOL

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[–] plateee@piefed.social 5 points 11 months ago

Tell me you're not American without saying you're not American.

What I wouldn't give for real amounts of PTO.

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago

The trick is to use your PTO all at once and be out for a week or so -

This might be the most American sentence I have read this week.

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 24 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Shit, sometimes they'll lay you off just because you are worth too much and cost too much money.

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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Or just do RTO

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Me rn and I hate it

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[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Look for another job rn so when you ask for a raise you can shortly after present your 15 days

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I've already started looking. I've asked for a raise twice and I got laughed at.

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[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Oof, when I asked for mine, I at least got some empathy even though it was a non-answer. Wish ya best luck.

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