Re: not enough real programmers? (was Re: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues, 1985-1986)

[prs@gol.com (Peter Stephenson)]

On Mon, 09 Aug 1999 12:03:30 +0100, Ian Thompson Bell
<itb@techprt.co.uk> wrote:

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>Howard S Shubs wrote:
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>> These days, I don't believe in overtime unless it's -very- rare, paid or not.
>> I've got a contractor mentality; unpaid work time is a contradiction in terms.
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>> Howard S Shubs
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>Then you will never progress far.  Unpaid work is a contradiction in terms but you
>need to realise that payment comes in many forms.
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>Ian
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Not my experience.  I'm happy to work long hours if necessary, but
never as policy. I've done OK.