Two people in that situation decided to invent the word-processor.
A Japanese company tired to do that to a guy busy inventing the blue LED. And failed so spectacularly, they had to try to actually fire him and then *that* failed and the blue LED was invented and the guy had earned a Ph.D. along the way.
I could do with one of those. Bring my own laptop, plenty stuff to work on for myself. (I’d probably still end up setting up useful infrastructure, since such companies tend to lack all that. Maybe not, maybe not rock the boat.)
I think I remember this person!
His name is Magikarp! He started his career from the very first strip
Dunno who the NPC is though. Judging by the apparel I’d guess she’s one of the more unique programmers that are kept away from the public?
I kid. ALL programmers are kept away from the public. It’s why they have to use passkeys or door codes to get into and out of their workspaces
Magikarp has been stuck at home watching episodes of Spongebob this whole time.
Honestly DeeDee?
It’s the hair, the dungarees and the glasses. You couldn’t be less intimidating even if you tried
Everyone is assuming you’re reliable, dependable, can cope with terribly inane secrets and is good in a crisis too
Unless you turn back now and join the Princess side*, you’re destined for middle management as one of the competent ones
*She’s not very good at it either. Maybe find a decent mentor
DeeDee’s job is to be the “normal person” adrift in a sea of dysfunctional human specimins.
Wearing Dungarees to work at a games company is normal?
What kind of physical scale is the Art Deparment working on?
In this crowd, yes.
So do I shrug my shoulders, roll my eyes and mutter “Artists”
Or
Shrug my shoulders, roll my eyes and mutter “Games Developers”
Hmm, some species overlap here methinks 🙂
She has a Wonder Woman action figure she takes to work. She engaged in a fist fight with a Twilight Sparkle inflatable
Apropos of the fact I now want one for my own, that’s only normal relative to the Gamer Dungeon staff
What’s she so mad about? She’s getting paid for doing nothing.
It’s the ultimate dream job.
I’ve had the “ultimate” job of getting paid to do nothing… and it’s soul-suckingly boring!
Back in the day, in Japan with some companies, if they wanted you to resign but didn’t want to go through the shame of firing you
You’d be stuck in an office with one desk, one chair and nothing else
No work, no phone, no nothing
I did hear a story about one guy lasting several months before he got sacked but he was the apparent exception
No phone, no work, no nothing
Two people in that situation decided to invent the word-processor.
A Japanese company tired to do that to a guy busy inventing the blue LED. And failed so spectacularly, they had to try to actually fire him and then *that* failed and the blue LED was invented and the guy had earned a Ph.D. along the way.
So, it’s a double-edged sword.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuji_Nakamura
That was an interesting wiki dive. Thank you
You’re welcome!
Now watch the Veritasium video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41M
I could do with one of those. Bring my own laptop, plenty stuff to work on for myself. (I’d probably still end up setting up useful infrastructure, since such companies tend to lack all that. Maybe not, maybe not rock the boat.)
Finally, something MK can get behind!
My current workspace is wonderfully free of drama. Loveit and wouldn’t go back.