8 votes

Two pizzas for me - What is this article trying to say?

Posted May 13 by pyeri

I just read this DailyWTF article and as a non-American, I'm quite intrigued. Is this some sort of dark humor, parody or do things really work like this in United States, especially in startup companies?

It seems to be a fictional tale of an IT Developer and her project manager who doesn't seem concerned at all about getting things done while the CEO is a "face time" dude who is more interested in presentation and polish than actual client servicing. And to top it, the programmer who actually codes is not only never seen in the office (non-existent?) but is actually "multiple people" at least on paper.

How is this firm even on board or generating revenue, I just fail to understand!

12 comments

stu2b50
May 13
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Yes Common stereotype. Some people are like that, some aren't. This is a trope that became popular during the pandemic due to the prevalence of WFH (and generally tech companies being lush with...

Is this some sort of dark humor, parody

Yes

while the CEO is a "face time" dude who is more interested in presentation and polish than actual client servicing

Common stereotype. Some people are like that, some aren't.

And to top it, the programmer who actually codes is not only never seen in the office (non-existent?) but is actually "multiple people" at least on paper.

This is a trope that became popular during the pandemic due to the prevalence of WFH (and generally tech companies being lush with cash due to low interest rates).

How is this firm even on board or generating revenue, I just fail to understand!

The article is satire. None of these people are real.

20 votes
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NoobFace
May 13
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Reads to me like 'Dylan' is someone who outsourced their work and the PM was OE'ing, so they didn't notice.

Reads to me like 'Dylan' is someone who outsourced their work and the PM was OE'ing, so they didn't notice.

5 votes
1. pyeri (OP)
  May 13
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  But Dylan is actually "multiple people" not one guy, so it's a big mystery who did they fire from job at all!
  
  But Dylan is actually "multiple people" not one guy, so it's a big mystery who did they fire from job at all!
  
  2 votes
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  adorac
  May 13
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  What does OE stand for?
  
  What does OE stand for?
  
  2 votes
  1. [3]
    krellor
    May 13
    Link Parent
    Over employed, meaning having multiple jobs. Drives me crazy when people don't define acronyms. Tildes doesn't charge per character to post.
    
    Over employed, meaning having multiple jobs. Drives me crazy when people don't define acronyms. Tildes doesn't charge per character to post.
    
    14 votes
    
    adorac
    May 13
    Link Parent
    Ohhh, that makes sense, thanks
    
    Ohhh, that makes sense, thanks
    
    2 votes
    
    NoobFace
    May 15
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    T9 takes a while. Saving my thumb.
    
    T9 takes a while. Saving my thumb.
  2. [2]
    NoobFace
    May 14
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    Over employed. https://www.reddit.com/r/overemployed/ People working multiple remote jobs simultaneously. Seems a bit insane to me, but common enough that I've met people IRL doing it.
    
    Over employed. https://www.reddit.com/r/overemployed/
    
    People working multiple remote jobs simultaneously. Seems a bit insane to me, but common enough that I've met people IRL doing it.
    
    2 votes
    
    adorac
    May 15
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    Crazy that there's a whole community around this, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised lol
    
    Crazy that there's a whole community around this, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised lol
    
    1 vote
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unkz
May 13
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OE is a real problem in the tech sector, now that WFH has become so commonplace.

OE is a real problem in the tech sector, now that WFH has become so commonplace.

2 votes
1. balooga
  May 13
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  Not gonna lie, I’ve been tempted to try it. But that whole morality thing keeps spoiling my fun!
  
  Not gonna lie, I’ve been tempted to try it. But that whole morality thing keeps spoiling my fun!
  
  4 votes
2. xk3
  May 14
  Link Parent
  eh. It's hard enough for most of us to get one job. I doubt more than 10% of people have more than one job at a time
  
  eh. It's hard enough for most of us to get one job. I doubt more than 10% of people have more than one job at a time
  
  2 votes