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@C0D4 actually, it isn't really fragile, just massive and pointer-heavy.
@rutee07 My main strategy is "do your job" because I want peers and not babies as co-workers. However, I have a plan B.
If she should win this with the tech lead by whining enough, I will return the favour by dumping my boring grunt work on her, argueing that by her own reasoning, that's the kind of work she's capable of. -
@dr-ant Well if she's "afraid", that's not what she's getting fucking paid for.
But I have a solution - I can make her being even more afraid from trying to evade her task. -
@Fast-Nop I don't know what's gotten into you man. Maybe she really is being lazy, maybe she's not. If it's the latter, it wouldn't kill you to be a bit more supportive/encouraging instead of being an asshole.
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@dr-ant Me? Asshole? Hello??
If she wants her money, then she shall do her fucking job. If I am supposed to do her job and mine, then I want also her salary and mine, it's that easy.
But she getting her money and me doing her work is a bitch move that I won't tolerate. -
@Fast-Nop I didn't mean that you should do her work. Just encouraging words like, 'You got this Carol. You have been doing it for years.', etc. Guiding words.
I've seen you as nothing but cool in here. That's why I was a bit taken aback. -
@dr-ant yeah, I'm pretty pissed off because the move she's trying is to just dump her work on me once it becomes harder. And then sitting around and chit-chatting with other co-workers. And still demanding to be fucking paid.
All while I'm already busy because I have a deadline in a few weeks. And no, I won't be babysitting her. She's adult, she's dev, and I expect her to deliver average performance. -
@Fast-Nop you do you. I have no idea of your situation.
I think that sometimes a little care (even if feigned) can make a big difference to someone. I'm repeating myself now, so I'll stop. -
@dr-ant well I don't mind helping out when someone really gets stuck: I had that this year when another team stumbled over a bug and wasn't able to pinpoint it.
But they had tried hard, they had produced evidence and data, and not seeing the forest for the trees can happen to everyone. So a fresh look was all they needed. Took me just an hour with all the research they had already done. Most of that for understanding the situation first.
That's when I help out even if it isn't my project. But I expect people to give their best on their own before calling in someone else. -
@Fast-Nop I agree with that sentiment.
Meeting with a co-worker who is supposed to do a code analysis on a large legacy project. Actually, HER project - she inherited it already years ago, and the original devs aren't in the company anymore.
Her: customer is asking this and that analysis.
Me: easily two weeks.
Her: but who will do that?
Me: you of course.
Her: but I don't know most of the code.
Me: me neither.
Her: and I don't know the protocols.
Me: google them. I'd have to do the same.
Really, I told her to google shit, which I consider as quite a slap for a co-worker. Basically, she tried to offload a complex analysis because she just wants the low effort parts of the job.
Won't happen. DO YOUR FUCKING JOB!
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lazy co-worker