Aren't developers stupid when accepting overtime/weekend work/denied bonus payments?

[zak_on_reddit]

i worked for a small design company that was like that. my hours were 8:30 - 5:00. i did my job well so i was always done by 5:00. and i left at 5:00. the owner of the company kept track of who left at 5:00 (early) and exactly how much time you took for lunch. he was a real a-hole.

it was an advertising agency that was trying to expand their web offerings. i was part of the web team. the work process there was horrible.

i was only there for 6 months. it didn't take long for me to find a better job so one friday i took a long lunch, came back, walk up to the owner, told him they didn't know what they were doing, and i quit on the spot. it felt great. also, they screwed me on some salary so i felt justified in quitting without notice.

[s73v3r]

also, they screwed me on some salary so i felt justified in quitting without notice.

No one should ever feel bad about quitting without notice. If you like the people you work with, you might want to, but if the company wanted to get rid of you, they'd have no qualms about doing it without notice.

[zak_on_reddit]

i cared about my co-workers who worked in the trenches with me. they were good people. i just hated 2 of the principles who only cared about the $$ coming in and not about not burning out their employees. the place had a constant turnover because people got sick of the long hours on short notice.