Seconds From Disaster

Content Mom: You won't get a job by staying on your computer all day Programmers:

Content ALRIGHT, WE ARE A BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE SO LET'S HAVE A THREE HOURS MEETING TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT OUR GOALS TWITTER.COM VINCENTONL

Remember when we were gods among mortals? The 2021-2022 tech boom was like being SpongeBob and Patrick at an all-you-can-eat buffet of job offers, six-figure salaries, and companies practically begging us to take their money. Fast forward to 2025, and we're Squidward—watching from behind the blinds as layoffs spread faster than a poorly optimized for-loop. The tech bubble didn't just burst; it ghosted us harder than that recruiter who promised to "circle back." Now we're fighting over the one backend position that doesn't require "10+ years experience in a framework released last Tuesday."

Content When you want to unionize your workplace but vou don't want to scare the programmers with complex words Apes together strong.

Content Me on Friday: I'll stop here and pick up where I left off on Monday Me on Monday:

Ah, the classic developer-manager communication gap! The top panel shows what the manager sees: a simple "Yes" to their question about task completion. Meanwhile, the bottom panel reveals the developer's full message that got cut off: "Yesterday found a new bug, fixing it." It's that magical moment when your manager's perception of reality exists in a parallel universe where tasks are either "done" or "not done" with no middle ground. Meanwhile, you're living in the real world where finishing one task just uncovers seventeen new problems nobody knew existed. The scroll of truth is too long for management's field of vision. A metaphor for life itself.