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Yeah... that post hit really hard. I got to quit my job or I will go crazy.

Dependencies - Check

Jane Doe - Check

Town Hero - Hey look! It's me!

Carcinogenic Prototype - Yeah sure, that's the one Jane Doe is maintaining!

The hero is negligent in their duties and intentionally leave an app is a poor state to promote their importance. Are you sure you are the hero?

yes I am. Me and all my coworkers, are actually quite good but are doing a shitty job. I'm included.

The shitty part is that they pay me above the market.

The hero is called in to patch up some flaming wreckage. Mgmt never allocates the resources to actually fix the root cause. Thus the hero is seldom at fault, otherwise they would be Jane Doe. There is a specific type of hero who deliberately creates this situation, but IME they are not the rule.

Source: I was That Guy for about 8 years at three different gigs. Now I specifically negotiate no afterhours support in my job interviews, and turn off my phone when on holiday.

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