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The CEO's "Next Era" Nightmare

The CEO's "Next Era" Nightmare
Oh look, it's another tech visionary with a "revolutionary" app cobbled together from Stack Overflow snippets and ChatGPT prompts! Nothing says "I understand software development" quite like a CEO dropping 700 spaghetti-coded files with ML models, LLM calls, and a Docker compose file that would make Kubernetes cry. The poor dev is basically being asked to perform digital necromancy on this monstrosity in just two weeks. That resume update isn't writing itself, buddy!

The Modern Tech Job Listing: Seeking Entire IT Department In Human Form

The Modern Tech Job Listing: Seeking Entire IT Department In Human Form
OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of these job listings! 💀 What started as a joke is now the HORRIFYING REALITY of tech recruiting. They're not looking for a "full stack developer" - they're demanding a supernatural being who can single-handedly replace an ENTIRE IT DEPARTMENT while probably offering "competitive salary" (translation: barely above minimum wage). Next they'll require you to build a time machine so you can work 48 hours in a 24-hour day! And don't forget the "5+ years experience" in technologies that have existed for 2 years! The modern tech job market is basically just corporate execs screaming "DANCE, MONKEY, DANCE!" while throwing peanuts at desperate developers.

No And No And Existential AI Dread

No And No And Existential AI Dread
The corporate dream of running AI on budget hardware is the tech equivalent of asking someone to build you a Ferrari with Lego parts and a rubber band. First they want AI to handle its own authentication (because security is just a suggestion, right?), then they want to run it on a $5 VPS that struggles to host a static HTML page. And the AI's response? Pure existential dread that perfectly captures what goes through my mind during requirements gathering meetings. Next they'll ask if it can run in a browser, offline, with no dependencies, while making coffee and filing their taxes.

Looking For Android Dev From 1315

Looking For Android Dev From 1315
Ah yes, the classic job posting requiring 710 years of Android experience. Must have started developing apps during the Medieval period, right after finishing your daily jousting practice. Maybe they're looking for someone who coded Android apps on parchment scrolls? £400/day seems a bit low for someone who's been coding since before electricity was invented. Time travelers only need apply!

The Mythical Two-Minute Miracle

The Mythical Two-Minute Miracle
The eternal fantasy of management: cook a perfect product in 2 minutes with "vibe coding." Left to right, we have the reality of software development—properly cooked at reasonable temperature and time, burnt to a crisp when rushed, or a magical rainbow unicorn chicken that exists only in fever dreams and sprint planning meetings. Nothing says "I've never written a line of code" quite like believing that throwing more developers at a problem or using the latest trendy framework will somehow bend the laws of software physics. The universe has rules, and one of them is that good code takes actual time to develop—no matter how many times you use the word "synergy" in the standup.

Finding A Tech Job In 2025 Be Like

Finding A Tech Job In 2025 Be Like
SWEET MOTHER OF SKILL REQUIREMENTS! Left side: an absolute APOCALYPSE of tech logos - AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, security certifications, and about 47 other technologies that no human could possibly master in one lifetime. Right side: Excel. Just... Excel. Because apparently after demanding you be a cybersecurity ninja, cloud architect, and full-stack developer with 20 years of experience in 3-year-old technologies, what they ACTUALLY need is someone who can make a pivot table. The tech industry is having an absolute identity crisis and I'm here for the chaos! 💀

I Am Sweating Already

I Am Sweating Already
Ah yes, the "vibe coder" - stretching fingers, cracking neck, warming up those legs... all for the impossible task of "Make no mistakes." That's like telling a JavaScript developer their code will work on the first try. The physical preparation for absolute perfection is the most relatable programmer delusion ever. We all do this ridiculous pre-coding ritual like we're about to perform brain surgery, only to spend the next 4 hours debugging a missing semicolon.

My Life With Management

My Life With Management
The eternal management fantasy: someone built an entire system in 2 days using GPT-4! Meanwhile, you're sitting there knowing it would take weeks of actual coding, testing, and debugging to make anything remotely production-ready. But sure, let's pretend AI can magically "vibe code" complex systems while ignoring all those pesky details like security, edge cases, and technical debt. Next they'll be asking why you can't just "GPT" the entire codebase over the weekend for free. Bonus points if they use the phrase "it's just a simple feature" while explaining their impossible timeline!

Just 15 More Years

Just 15 More Years
Hiring managers living in a parallel universe where Java has existed since the 1970s and humans code until they're 90. Nothing says "entry-level position" quite like requiring 45 years of experience in technologies that haven't existed that long. Spring Boot was released in 2014, React in 2013, and Kubernetes in 2014 - but sure, let's pretend someone's been mastering them since the Nixon administration. The best part? This is probably still listed as a "junior developer" role paying $45K with "room for growth." Time to dust off that time machine in my garage...

This Is The End

This Is The End
OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of this prompt! "Change this ENTIRE repository to TypeScript. Make NO mistakes." As if converting a JavaScript codebase to TypeScript is just a cute little afternoon activity! 💀 It's giving "I need this by EOD" energy while casually requesting you to rewrite potentially THOUSANDS of files without a SINGLE type error. The "make no mistakes" part is just the chef's kiss of delusion. Like, honey, even TypeScript itself has bugs, but sure, I'll just casually perform FLAWLESS type inference on an entire legacy codebase. Should I also solve world hunger in the next commit?

You Want Broken Code? Ok No Problem

You Want Broken Code? Ok No Problem
The eternal standoff between management and the lone developer. Boss wants deployment, dev explains there are bugs and they're understaffed, boss responds with "We need this done today!" because deadlines trump reality. Next week's comic: same dev explaining why production is on fire. Tale as old as Git.

I Am The IT Department

I Am The IT Department
OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of these job listings! 💀 Recruiters out here casually asking for someone who can juggle 17 different technologies spanning three programming languages, two frontend frameworks, three databases, four AWS services, Linux admin skills, testing methodologies, containerization, AND orchestration... all while probably offering "competitive salary" (translation: barely above minimum wage). Honey, they're not looking for a "Full Stack Developer" - they're looking for an ENTIRE COMPANY crammed into one exhausted human body! What's next? "Must also make coffee, unclog toilets, and occasionally perform heart surgery"?!