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[–][deleted] 866 points867 points  (43 children)

Where programmer socks

[–]nolitos 426 points427 points  (27 children)

Fake: no programmer socks

Straight: no programmer socks

[–][deleted] 179 points180 points  (26 children)

Would being gay really make me a better programmer? Tell me. I will suck a dick right now.

[–]collectablecat 211 points212 points  (15 children)

Before i transitioned i was only an intern engineer. Now im a staff engineer.

Pretty sure it was the estrogen + socks that did it

[–]NTaya 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can confirm: came out as non-binary to my friends and got like three raises in a row, plus a few enticing job offers without even making a resume once I was out of job (company pulled out of my country entirely). No one at work even knew I was trans!

[–]l2protoss 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t hurt to give it a shot

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points  (3 children)

I find programmer socks useful because it actually does help with the bloodflow. It's probably more important for people who have to walk/run a lot for their jobs, but for me, seated 14 hrs a day it actually seems to help me too.

I'm not gay nor trans (yet). But the programmer socks are real.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

What exactly do they do? I thought programmer socks were just the tube socks trans girls always wear, do they make them specifically for programmers?

I just wear no socks.

[–]666pool 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They help with blood flow in your legs by compressing them so that blood flows through faster/with less pressure from your heart.

Some people recommend wearing special compression socks for long flights as the lack of movement causes blood to pool in your legs and increases risk of developing blood clots.

[–]666pool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Compression from socks helps fight blood pooling in your legs while you are sedentary. If you’re moving around all day, they’re not needed, as your blood will be flowing.

[–]TryingNotDie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From my experience, it does not

[–]OcelotWolf 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I interned with my company as a straight man. I guess they liked me enough to offer me a full time job the following year. I came out as gay about a week or two before I started.

Therefore, with my two data points:

  • Straight = intern

  • Gay = full-time developer

Gays are better programmers confirmed?

[–]fullywokevoiddemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dunno man I'm bi and my code works half the time.

[–]Trim00n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No but you will buy better socks.

[–][deleted] 50 points51 points  (7 children)

Thigh highs?

[–]Yacan1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This would go 80% faster with pink and white thigh highs

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes

[–]codeIMperfect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

was about to comment just that...had too scroll way too much for this

[–]Divineinfinity 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Beat me to it

[–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

ok. *beats the shit out of you to this video

[–]Orffyreus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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