Why is the Beastie Boy’s “Sabotage” playing in my head every time I look at this strip?
Ah well, I’ve seen far worse management ideas actually almost sort of work out well enough to almost be a net positive
…in the long run
P.S. I’m hoping the new interviewee gets the job and brings a “stark raving sane outsider vibe” to Geek Fortress.
The comedy possibilities are endless (for us, not her or them)
It would also be nice if she weren’t Mum’s corporate saboteur-for-hire (Seriously what Professors of Women’s Studies names their kids after cup sizes?)
Programming ability foremost yes, but then there’s also stuff like ability to work in a team and the habit of writing clean professional and annotated code that the other programmers can work with and understand
Plus all the secondary stuff like hours available for work, whether or not they’ve spent five years in prison for burning down their previous workplace etc etc
Sociohistorical factors can be disadvantageous to good potential candidates, but in this kind of job it’s usually a problem that’s more fixed by good prior effort in society in general or by taking on apprentices who’ve got the talent, but might need the company to give them a bit extra polish
They’re pretty close to the BAME industry average and have several BAME managers (and the Owner) judging by the staff directory
With the added factor of them being an active games development operation with The CRUNCH visiting several times a product cycle, I don’t think sociohistorical issues should be their top concern when hiring programmers
Unless of course they feel like they’re in the mood to train up some newbies to spread the public good of course
Well, the absolute worst possible interpretation I can think of the current mess would be that the potential new hire is a corporate spy working undercover for Lawyer Lady; and that’s why the programming competency test has been basically sabotaged by Darth Advocatus
If that’s the case, then someone needs to rein in the evil Lawyer Lady. DeeDee is just an art monkey. An ART MONKEY!
Give her a pack of safety crayons and some time/training to work herself into the art style of the company and she’ll be a net asset, not a freaking target with a bullseye
Someone in the company (probably Artie) must have an idea of the lead time to integrate a new Art Monkey into the company style – they already have several trained there in the house style and have a published game to boot!
Come to think of it, not having Artie onsite is really screwing over Deedee in so many different ways
Why is the Beastie Boy’s “Sabotage” playing in my head every time I look at this strip?
Ah well, I’ve seen far worse management ideas actually almost sort of work out well enough to almost be a net positive
…in the long run
P.S. I’m hoping the new interviewee gets the job and brings a “stark raving sane outsider vibe” to Geek Fortress.
The comedy possibilities are endless (for us, not her or them)
It would also be nice if she weren’t Mum’s corporate saboteur-for-hire (Seriously what Professors of Women’s Studies names their kids after cup sizes?)
I appreciate your sane optimism, Stephen. I had it myself for many many years as I floated adrift in a sea of insanity.
Did they need a new programmer? I guess they do now.
Frank, you don’t smell a rat this time?
These guys wish they were as with it as Godfrey. He’s the only one I’d trust to smell rats. Even more than Alice.
Besides, we know there’s a rat. She has a law degree.
Honestly, I’m surprised White Lawyer Lady can get away with insinuating to Decaf that the programmer’s test they’ve been using is racially biased
Maybe it’s time to up his coffee quota
Decaf drinks coffee non-stop, day and night. I think he’s built up a powerful resistance to its effects.
No wonder he looks so tired. Longterm caffeine addiction can really mess up your ability to have a proper night’s sleep
I don’t know why I feel a strong need to point out the obvious but the joke is that programming ability is the only thing that should matter.
Programming ability foremost yes, but then there’s also stuff like ability to work in a team and the habit of writing clean professional and annotated code that the other programmers can work with and understand
Plus all the secondary stuff like hours available for work, whether or not they’ve spent five years in prison for burning down their previous workplace etc etc
Sociohistorical factors can be disadvantageous to good potential candidates, but in this kind of job it’s usually a problem that’s more fixed by good prior effort in society in general or by taking on apprentices who’ve got the talent, but might need the company to give them a bit extra polish
They’re pretty close to the BAME industry average and have several BAME managers (and the Owner) judging by the staff directory
With the added factor of them being an active games development operation with The CRUNCH visiting several times a product cycle, I don’t think sociohistorical issues should be their top concern when hiring programmers
Unless of course they feel like they’re in the mood to train up some newbies to spread the public good of course
Hee hee… “burning down their previous workplace, etc”.
Stephen, you know your stuff! You must be an insider!
Well, the absolute worst possible interpretation I can think of the current mess would be that the potential new hire is a corporate spy working undercover for Lawyer Lady; and that’s why the programming competency test has been basically sabotaged by Darth Advocatus
If that’s the case, then someone needs to rein in the evil Lawyer Lady. DeeDee is just an art monkey. An ART MONKEY!
Give her a pack of safety crayons and some time/training to work herself into the art style of the company and she’ll be a net asset, not a freaking target with a bullseye
Someone in the company (probably Artie) must have an idea of the lead time to integrate a new Art Monkey into the company style – they already have several trained there in the house style and have a published game to boot!
Come to think of it, not having Artie onsite is really screwing over Deedee in so many different ways
I wonder if this person wants to work in this company anymore.