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How do I signal to decision makers I want to be terminated

They’re making me work all day and night and I’m causing tons of regressions. Don’t think I’m fit to work here. Coworkers are asking for proof for every little thing I want to merge now. Want to leave just need that $10k from unemployment that’s a lot of money for me…

I’m already going on vacation for like 5 weeks said I’d work for 2 of those weeks…not looking forward to it.

What do I do? I have 2 YoE and would rather not end my SWE career here but don’t want to continue jeopardizing my health.

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Post ID: @OP+1m38t4789

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2 years of experience? Sounds like a whiny Millennial to me.

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Post ID: @ct+1m38t4789

Whipping your co-k out on a team meeting and yelling “Fu-k you Cisco!” While ranking it will probably do the trick.

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Post ID: @cb+1m38t4789

...but most recent hires are just like that, no clue about the code base and fix one and break other...

Just like most with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, ... years "experience" at Cisco. They don't know basic programming, data structures, functional decomposition, refactoring or any other skill that's taught by the high school level these days.

If OP caused 3 hours of bug fixing for every hour of "development" they were average for many years at Cisco.

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Post ID: @c6+1m38t4789

ask about Palestine

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Post ID: @br+1m38t4789

@OP

"making me work all day and night"
"asking for proof for every little thing I want to merge"
"proof for every little thing I want to merge"

Start pushing back hard on things like this. If you don't care about continued employment here, you literally have nothing to lose.

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Post ID: @be+1m38t4789

You can get on the list fast when meeting with your manager say that you have zero interest in AI and you have no plans to use it but will instead rely on and maintain your own cognitive abilities.

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Post ID: @bc+1m38t4789

I’m a decision maker, give me your name and number.

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Post ID: @bb+1m38t4789

@ab i am sure that guy going to talk about static analysis for all these .. lol !!

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Post ID: @ac+1m38t4789

@a6 even with all the AI agents?

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Post ID: @aa+1m38t4789

@a6 actually you might be eligible to be a Director or VP of your BU if satisfy right nobs (you know what i mean).

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Post ID: @a7+1m38t4789

@a5 yeah the code is complicated I don’t understand it. Have had 2 years to understand it but still don’t. Don’t want to continue at a place where I can’t make correct contribution….

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Post ID: @a6+1m38t4789

@OP

I’m causing tons of regressions.

hmm.. you need to fire yourself.. regressions? means you do not understand the existing code and how it works.. ( i am assuming you are just trolling... but most recent hires are just like that, no clue about the code base and fix one and break other, stupid fran do not understand so does G2(J2) or some other (oh i know they do not want to, for obvious reasons))

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