software development Archives

September 15, 2026 at 6:15 am

His Company Ran on Outdated Tech — When He Tried to Explain a Cost-Cutting Plan Wouldn’t Work, His Manager Wouldn’t Listen

She really isn’t understanding the situation.

January 9, 2026 at 5:22 am

Employee Kept Getting Invited Into Urgent Meetings To Split Work Between Two Teams, But He Soon Realized He Needed To Turn Work Over To Himself

Meetings are often a waste of time.

December 15, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Small Business Team Annoyed They Have To Document Who Signs Off On Processes For Their Corporate Partner, But Only Because They Do It All Themselves

When two different worlds collide

December 10, 2025 at 3:47 pm

Executives Are “Vibe Coding” Their Ideas And Bringing Them To Developers So They Can Finish The Job, But Is This Really Helping Productivity?

Is vibe coding causing more harm than good?

November 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Software Developer Is Required To Switch To A Different Programming Language, So He And His Coworkers Let Him Have His Way While Productivity Tanked

Productivity has left the chat.

August 9, 2025 at 7:35 am

Team Manager Told Them To Reject All Requests That Didn’t Have The Right Paperwork, But When They Rejected A Request From The CTO, They Immediately Chewed Out The Manager And Forced Him To Change The Policy

Sometimes following dumb directions can be so satisfying.

December 18, 2024 at 11:21 am

A Young Sales Worker And A Manager Insisted An Employee Do What He Asked Even Though It Made No Sense, So She Did And They Found Out Why She Had Tried To Warn Them In The First Place

Well, that’s going to collect dust somewhere.

June 17, 2024 at 11:37 pm

His Boss Insisted That The Software For A New Client Be Built From Scratch, So He Did Just That And It Cost The Company A Lot

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His Company Ran on Outdated Tech — When He Tried to Explain a Cost-Cutting Plan Wouldn’t Work, His Manager Wouldn’t Listen

Employee Kept Getting Invited Into Urgent Meetings To Split Work Between Two Teams, But He Soon Realized He Needed To Turn Work Over To Himself

Small Business Team Annoyed They Have To Document Who Signs Off On Processes For Their Corporate Partner, But Only Because They Do It All Themselves

Executives Are “Vibe Coding” Their Ideas And Bringing Them To Developers So They Can Finish The Job, But Is This Really Helping Productivity?

Software Developer Is Required To Switch To A Different Programming Language, So He And His Coworkers Let Him Have His Way While Productivity Tanked

Team Manager Told Them To Reject All Requests That Didn’t Have The Right Paperwork, But When They Rejected A Request From The CTO, They Immediately Chewed Out The Manager And Forced Him To Change The Policy

A Young Sales Worker And A Manager Insisted An Employee Do What He Asked Even Though It Made No Sense, So She Did And They Found Out Why She Had Tried To Warn Them In The First Place

His Boss Insisted That The Software For A New Client Be Built From Scratch, So He Did Just That And It Cost The Company A Lot

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