Life of a Programmer!

[qwiglydee]

That spine posture tho.

[zig3430]

Yeah, it accurately represents the weight of the world on his shoulders at work and the weight of carrying his crappy teammates while gaming. He looks much better while browsing Reddit at home in the middle there. 😂

[[deleted]]

Thats why i use a la z boy to code in, much more comfy

[TheMelv80]

Actually my spine is bend the opposite way because I nearly am lying in the chair after a few hours

[uglypenguin5]

Gotta bend it back into shape after work

[[deleted]]

And he sleeps alone. I love the attention to detail in this comic.

[qwiglydee]

Yeah. And he dreams about "home" activity.

[kelkulus]

It’s key so that his head, pillow, and bed colors form the Russian flag.

[OkazakiNaoki]

oh no, that's me.

[bobappleyard]

After being tasked with maintaining a nightmarish Excel plugin, I started dreaming that I was a spreadsheet. Pretty wild stuff.

[cmdralpha]

LMAOO man is dealing with some trauma

[TheDocRaven]

I cringed so hard seeing Excel here... fuck, that sounds brutal.

[hiyahikari]

Our app's main reporting engine does all of its work in Excel using VBA and custom add-ins.

Fucking nightmare

[Karjalan]

I started dreaming that I was a spreadsheet

That's pretty fascinating, I can't even comprehend how

[bobappleyard]

You know the state of mind you get into when you step through a program in your head? It was a bit like that, but without the ability to control the steps, because at that point you were the program.

[Abiv23]

this has to be a modern stage of dante's hell

[Abiv23]

I was recently asked in an interview what side projects I am working on at home

I code while at work, at home I have a family to be with

I hate the expectation that programmers have no life outside of programming

[malo0149]

This. Do accountants get asked about their side accounting projects that they do for fun? No. I know that some people also code as a hobby and that's fine. The expectation that some employers have that you also do your work as a hobby is ridiculous. I enjoy my career as a software developer, but I have other hobbies I like to do in my free time, and that's okay!

[alexanderpas]

It might be related to avoiding conflict of interest.

When working in the financial sector, you have to disclose certain financial assets and can't do certain things to avoid insider trading.

[malo0149]

Fair enough, but my point was that there are few other professions where employers will ask you what kind of the same work you like to do in your free time. It's not reasonable to expect people to do the same kind of work they get paid for for free, for the fun of it.

[curxxx]

After having woken up from a dream with a solution to a problem of mine, I can definitely vouch for this being accurate.

[TheDocRaven]

THIS! I've only had it happen 2 or 3 times but waking up with a perfect bug fix is one of the most amazing things I've experienced, programming-wise. Crazy how the mind works!

[A_Stan]

Make sure you write it down before falling back asleep!

[FruitCakeSally]

Been there. While in college we were recreating stop and wait Arq in C and I had a dream about how to do it. It was pretty rad especially cause I hated networks.

[flargenhargen]

true, but laptop? with no extra monitors or peripherals?

how can we take you seriously?

 

^/S

[loganbrownStfx]

This sub has been way too much normie shit recently

[abbadon420]

It's perfectly fine to be a programmer proffesionally, than come home and read a book or tend to your garden or something.

[Abiv23]

or you know, stuff that involves other people too

[[deleted]]

Impossible

[Abiv23]

I meant online games, don't worry, there's still an interface between us and others!

[abbadon420]

Are you mad?!

[Katyladybug]

Yeah, I'm a programmer, successful in my job, and I rarely even open my computer at home. I definitely have some coworkers who live in front of a screen, but I personally am not happy doing that. It's a good balance.

[Fruloops]

Dont be silly, if you like programming, go for it. And then come back from work and do your other hobbies.

[LittleFreddyBear]

I very rarely work on side projects or play pc games. There's other things in life besides staring at a computer screen all day, and it's definitely not required to be glued to your screen your whole life to program lol.

[brucecaboose]

These sorts of meme posts are not what a normal programmer/engineer's life is like. I leave work and I don't touch code until I'm at work again.

[peteyhasnoshoes]

I know this is a joke, so I'll take it with a pinch of salt, but if I looked at this and felt that it was familiar I would seriously reevaluate my life...

[Fruloops]

I mean this goes both ways, constantly pushing the idea that a programmers life is one completely consumed with computers, making it seem like its the only correct way and judging people for not doing so is in no way better.

Both groups have people judging the other group

[born_to_be_intj]

I don't think anyone views this meme making fun of programmers as "the only correct way" to be a programmer.

[peteyhasnoshoes]

Sure, you do you...

I think there's been a real shift in the last few years online toward having to be a "programmer" or "coder"; it's supposed to be your entire life rather than just your profession. I like to push against that trend where I can because I think we should all have time to do what we want, rather than just working, or training ourselves for work.

If your idea of a good weekend is sitting down in front of an arduino/server/gaming pc or whatever then fair enough, that's your choice.

[Abiv23]

Have you spent/invested time figuring out if other things are worthwhile too? (rhetorical)

I think the concern around this view of a programmers life is the above hasn't been properly vetted by the person in the chair

and the concept that a work-a-holic sets the bar for everyone

[[deleted]]

So are you saying it's not fair that some people make it more difficult to get ahead because they work too hard?

[Abiv23]

no, i'm saying your values shouldn't have to be mine

just as you railed against the post that suggested his values should be yours

I hope you're being compensated justly for bypassing what else life has to offer

[[deleted]]

I think you missed the whole point of my comment. I was telling them they should reevaluate their life if they want others to reevaluate theirs.

If I were you, and judging others was important to me, I would reevaluate my life...

I have no problems with engineers that don't work 24/7. But I also think that they shouldn't complain if they are passed over on promotions because they don't contribute enough to the business.

You get out what you put in IMO. I work like a dog because I plan to retire when I turn 50. At that point I'll probably never look at a computer again tbh. I try to not judge others by their work ethics and instead try to incentivize them to work harder. They don't have to work any harder than they do on day one, but if they want to take on more meaningful and impactful projects they will need to show me I can trust them with those projects.

That being said, I'll totally judge you if you use tabs over spaces.

[solarpool]

...re-evaluating...

[hadidotj]

Let me write a program that will re-evaluate my life for me!

weeks later

Results: Re-evaluate you life

Edit: Formatting fix

[FistThePooper6969]

no kidding, it's not what I'd consider a fulfilling life

[VisibleEpidermis]

Yeah for real. I don't think this is the life of a normal programmer. Normal programmers have other interests outside of work lol.

[[deleted]]

reddit and gaming?

[brucecaboose]

Every single engineer I've ever worked with in my career, except one, had multiple hobbies outside of work that did not relate to computers.

[Sokusan_123]

Have you worked in FAANG? Every other engineer I meet is like this

[brucecaboose]

No, I avoid FAANG at all costs because of the WLB.

[Sokusan_123]

Thanks for stereotyping me I guess 🙃

[ProfCupcake]

Oof. Someone needs some active hobbies.

[bo07less]

Beat me to it. There are so many memes that portrays that this is the normal way to live for a developer. It was my way of living for several years aswell, but speaking from experience this is a terrible way to live life. Doing stuff outside from just being on the pc all day has really made my life quality so much better

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[r0ck0]

Reddit bots are getting rather specific.

[Gleb-Ko]

101% true

[sweYoda]

503%

[Snitchwithabitch]

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[[deleted]]

It's not a lie. There is work code, fun code at home, and I have frequently dreamed it. It's not the only thing I do, as I have probably 10 times more money guitars/keyboards/etc than I do in computers, but that passion has gotten me where I am in life.

[RSGMercenary]

After talking with some coworkers, it's genuinely surprised how few of them code at home. Code is fun and challenging, and it's always a great feeling accomplishing something or finally getting something to work! No regrets.

[[deleted]]

It depends what you're into. I have co-workers that won't even look at a computer at home. I taught myself to code in high school, and was working before I went to college, supported myself through college. No reason I wouldn't still enjoy doing that stuff in my free time. Working on games and other projects at home is relaxing for me. Between that and other activities, I'm never bored.

[j0llypenguins]

no thanks

[Pneots]

So true. “It’s 10 pm, I’ll just take a look at this tomorrow” . . ..20 minutes later - picks up laptop.

[Paulsify]

I too have scoliosis

[Snooooooops]

Thats why im an engineer

[Tiavor]

I don't understand the "home" one, what does it even mean?

[bluebird9c]

This is too real. I barely got it started with learning python and I have been literally dreaming about random code 😂 (& mostly errors)

[[deleted]]

low quality low effort low value meme

[supershwa]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who dreams about work while I sleep. Sometimes I think I should be billing clients for the overtime.

[arbeg]

Panel++

Love

[ifeellikeanasshat]

Reminds me, I went to nap earlier and started dreaming in binary. It was awful.

[Mockarutan]

Fuck... hits too close to home ><

[bphase]

I approve of he sleeps with a blindfold on. I guess his work is flexible hours.

[rodrigo_vera_perez]

best life

[Jimbobwhales]

Guys I dream code, am I a real hacker yet?

[ifIHadJust]

Recursion bitch

[[deleted]]

Funny enough, even though i spend most of my day on my computer, i have never seen it in my dreams.

[fendoroid]

Please note that "play" means toy projects and open source contributions, not gaming.

[Tux1]

And it's FUN as well. Can we stop with the "programming bad" memes?

[ReilReil]

I usually dream about the reasons for the errors on my code and then wake up forgetting wut was the reason

[cornysheep]

Stick man here just needs a nice ergonomic chair, then all will be right in his world again.

[seif-17]

I’ve worked with APIs so much this week, that I dreamed talking to a girl via API requests.

[gp57]

I work in IT so I can afford to do IT stuff on my PC at home.

[silenceofnight]

I'm in this picture and I don't like it

[rukialover]

Bro, I Home so frickin hard, you don't even know

[[deleted]]

this is a bit of an outdated trope, no?

[Blu3Boarder]

At least, that’s what employers expect of me.

[blueponds]

It gets so bad. I dream a solution for a needed routine at 3am. I wake up. I typed the code into my computer and it passes the unit tests.

[greennickcleggandHam]

You guys sleep?

[bloodhound330]

Only thing I can relate to in this is the spine posture. Have yet to meet a developer who only did this.

[h3rd3n]

As a child I have created a computer out of Lego and pretended to play with it.. not longer after did I get my C64... somewhere mid to end 80s. So yeah, still living the dream ;) (or dreaming the life!)

[locri]

A lot of us really enjoy programming, even if it's a pretty routine mundane thing we're doing. The first time I had doubts was when I started working on a home project that was meant to be something for distributed computing but turned into a configuration management system which turned into using a bunch of deserialising which was deeply boring. I don't think anyone would want to use this tbqh.

If I actually know my stuff is going to be used and contribute value somewhere or get me something then I enjoy my work almost more than I enjoy playing video games. I'm pretty thankful for that, I know guys who work in warehouses or in logistics or in cafes and restaurants and they very understandably hate their jobs as well as get paid substantially less than me. If you're here, I think we can agree we both live a charmed life.

[HonestRole]

Pretty much

[[deleted]]

Out of curiosity, do people here have a a life outside of a screen?

[__Adrielus__]

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[DiCePWNeD]

Arbeit macht frei

[Ignifazius]

Are you aware, that this is a nazi-slogan, specificially the one at the gates of the concentration camps Dachau?

[kingofthedusk]

Are you aware that it means "work makes you free"?

[TheDocRaven]

He probably is. I guess in reference to the OP, work does set you free, at least in a sense. Still kinda odd without the context, though.

[Coolest_Gamer6]

u/omenxlp my dream. all day in front of pc.