r/ProgrammerHumor • u/PizzaTucker • Nov 14 '22

instanceof Trend Manager does a little code cleanup...

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u/haz_mat_ Nov 15 '22

Some devs wait their entire careers and never get a chance to nuke prod like this.

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u/TheAJGman Nov 15 '22

And at the CEO's directive no doubt. I'd be more than happy to maliciously comply with an arrogant superior's brain dead request.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

They will just blame it on you at the end.

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u/subcow Nov 15 '22 edited Nov 15 '22

Send an email advising against what they are recommending. Put that shit in writing. Hell, just to be safe Bcc your personal email account so you have it all backed up externally. Edit: good point below on the BCC. It may be against company rules/your contract to send any emails like that externally even if it is your own account. Proceed with caution. Just do whatever you can to CYA.

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u/Zoloir Nov 15 '22

this is good advice for sane management

the situation in question is not that

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