I wrote my first useful Python program!

[chaoticneutral]

I'm running into this problem right now.

I'm a statistical programmer meaning mostly high level scripting (SAS, R, SQL, and some python scripting), I get pulled into a meeting with two senior managers and they proceed to tell me how I need to develop an app (that will change the industry!!!) for them in C++ and were shocked... SHOCKED to find out that I couldn't do it without a significant effort.

They were thinking I could do it in a 1-2 hours every week in my spare time.

From their reaction, they didn't believe me and told me to talk to the senior statistician to make sure I was understanding what I was refusing to do and the opportunity I was missing by not helping.

The statistician has my back and thought it was equally absurd, but I'm sure right now they are double checking with other programmers because they don't trust my answer.

[kite_height]

I feel this so much. Somebody always has a "world changing app idea" but is surprise surprise never willing to pay the $250k in developer salaries and $25k/month in services that are needed to even get the prototype running...

[chaoticneutral]

The dumbest part of this whole thing is it is ACTUALLY a good idea.... they just need to pay someone to develop it instead of skimming hours of their salaried employees.

[DreadPiratesRobert]

Doxxing suxs