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

[hshubs@mindspring.com (Howard S Shubs)]

In article <7okklr$irv$0@216.39.144.179>, Victoria Welch <vikki@oz.net> wrote:

>  I've had more than my fair share of jobs that "required the extra
>effort" from you only that took 12+ hours a day commonly.  My last job I
>walked out of after 150 hours of unpaid overtime in four months and
>constant harrasment and abuse for more.  It wasn't the first one :-(. 

You stayed a lot longer than I would have.  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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