What do you simply not mention to people? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 1 month ago by Harkronis@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Whenever you do good indirect deeds for someone. Mainly because some people don't expect or normally wouldn't have wanted things to be done in certain ways because it could get them in more shit than they were in the beginning. But sometimes doing things for the good on their behalf is a benefit.

I just wouldn't mention it to them because it could sometimes create an issue where you may sometimes be faulted or may get into an argument about the morals of having done such thing. So by not mentioning it, it spares you from having to deal with that. I think it also has a net benefit because it doesn't make you look like you do good things for PR reasons.

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[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago

Outside of online, I dont mention that I know COBOL. I used to put it on my resume and the kind of offers I would get....where VERY bad. Or had some huge red flags.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

Ah yeah, there's various technologies that I don't mention too loudly. For example, all things considered, I'm probably an above-average Python dev, but I never enjoyed writing it, so when I get asked about it, I always answer that I'm not too confident with it.

Which, in my defense, isn't even really a lie. My specialty is large-scale projects, which is something where Python with its loose typing just does not give you confidence...

[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

For me its JavaScript. But you would not be the first I've heard that have talked about the loose typing.

My current job is a mix of old is, python, c#, and SQL. C# is fun to me. And SQL is standard now. Python works and I use it in favor of power shell/bash scripting.

[-] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

What? I heard they were putting out good money to hire COBOL developers to maintain their old banking systems.

[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes and no. That was around 5 years ago. Now you get to deal with everyone too cheap to do the rewrite, those that will fire you for any downtime at all, or they only want in person in bum fuck nowhere.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I used to put it on my resume and the kind of offers I would get…where VERY bad. Or had some huge red flags.

In what way, someone looking for people to hack old banking systems?

[-] GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

More likely, they have messy legacy mainframe systems and they cannot find anyone to keep them in business. Bu touching such systems is extremely dangerous.

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