@retoor Do explain

@lorentz I hear you... at the same time, when your personality type is not that of a "people person", these learned efforts are double the work for someone who doesn't naturally possess them, almost to the point that it feels forced. The real question then becomes should this person be in a managerial role in the first place?

This! 👆🏻

@mansur85 ...and not even some incentive for plugging holes made by other (read "crappier") devs

@mansur85 No salary increases!

@Demolishun Nah... The CEO knew/knows exactly what is meant by "technical debt". That was the context of the whole meeting, without actually using the term... but the "Dev Manager" had the look of "that's the first time I've heard that word being used" on his face.

Nah... screenshot away! Worked in VB6 for many years, so let's see that shit storm 💩

@WilsonMendes One of their own lurk in our midst!

Are those custom icons?

Seems legit! 🤖

@Envydiv
It's one of those "I know I shouldn't look, but I just can't help myself"

Here's a link to the gem for everyone else...

https://stackoverflow.com/a/...

@py2js @k0pernikus
Remote work in South Africa seems to be a faux pas, and almost seems frowned upon

@py2js
They were proverbially "coming to the party"

@k0pernikus
Where the fuck are these jobs? And please can you tell my wife about them!

She believes that you can only work from home if you "work for yourself"

@Drillan767 That's funny as a motherfucker! 😎

@k0pernikus Or what I like to call...

"Warm body syndrome"

@notroot

@Devvy
I'm also curious!

You can't always get what you want...

@GhostDev

WOW!!! I would go insane! I'm struggling a lot to cope at the moment, as it is, and that's just with the hours and commute that I have to currently deal with.

And as I mentioned, I am currently in the process of looking for alternative employment, so I am staying positive that things improve in the not too distant future.

@iKameo

According to the law here in South Africa, the maximum number of hours per week is 45 hours. This equates to 9 hours per day... which is the policy at our company.

Also, the minimum allotted time for a lunch break, as per what the law stipulates, is half an hour. However, most companies allow an hour lunch break. Again, our company chooses the minimum time for their policy.

Another thing is overtime. The company will not compensate for overtime worked, as per the contract. And I will flat out refuse to work overtime if I am not being compensated for it!

@Savaric

You mean...

IE: obsolete;

@iKameo

Wow! You're lucky... then again it is 8 hours.

I work 9 hours a day, with a half hour lunch break, so a total of 9 and a half hours at work. Slap an hour plus of traffic on either side of that, and that's my work day, 5 days a week!

@rookiemaverick Ouch! That's a long day.

@rookiemaverick

Where do I sign up?

What time do you start and finish work, if I may ask?

Damn straight! Who the fuck uses IE anymore?

@Linux

Indeed... could be the cause of the headaches?

Also, as @dmonkey mentioned, take breaks at regular intervals. And that doesn't mean you should go and get a bowl of cereal, a cup of coffee, put on your favourite series and continue staring at the screen. Get up off your ass and go outside or even just sit at the window and stare far into the distance.

Your eyes muscles need to stretch! We are only looking at things that are near all the time, with micro movements, i.e. reading code, as our eyes dart across the screen, so those muscles are going to be working overtime.

@Daveloper

As everyone else has been saying... dark themes! I started using dark themes and have never looked back... and my eyes are thankful for it!

Add to that, the lighting around you is also just as important. Never sit in a completely dark room, with nothing but the blue glare of the screen directly in your face. Your eyes are going to take strain... that's a given!

Get some sort of ambient light that provides a soft, warm light without glare on the screen. A lamp pointed up at the ceiling even. Or you could even install a dimmer for your overhead light and turn it down low.

Another thing when sitting in a dark room is that your brain, or more directly your hypothalamus, is being given cues that it's time to sleep. At the same time, you are fighting to stay awake, straining your eyes and asking your brain to solve complex tasks, such as programming, all at the same time. No wonder it hurts! So don't neglect sleep... your brain needs its rest!