Dio9sys@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoLemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?message-squaremessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down14
arrow-up1174arrow-down1message-squareLemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?Dio9sys@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square130fedilink
minus-squareSeven@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoYeah, I got laid off twice more before switching careers. Both times they wanted me to come back and fix stuff after letting me go. It goes hand in hand with the “if someone works hard, they should be given more work as a reward” line of thinking.
minus-squareotplinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoThat’s when you offer consulting and tell them your hourly rate!
minus-squareSeven@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI didn’t have them over a barrel, they were just being lazy and trying to exploit me further for free.
Yeah, I got laid off twice more before switching careers. Both times they wanted me to come back and fix stuff after letting me go.
It goes hand in hand with the “if someone works hard, they should be given more work as a reward” line of thinking.
That’s when you offer consulting and tell them your hourly rate!
I didn’t have them over a barrel, they were just being lazy and trying to exploit me further for free.