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This Programmer Was Asked To Do ~40 Hours Work For Free, And His Brilliant Response Goes Viral
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Remember when we wrote about how people just assume that artists should work for exposure? Well, turns out some people assume the same about programmers.
Recently, Zach Zundel was asked to do coding/backend work for free and he was not happy about it. “Lmao sorry friendaloo but if you want me to write you a couple thousand lines of code you get to profit from forever it’s gonna cost you,” Zach tweeted. In fact, not only was he asked to do ~40 hours of work for free, but the person asking for his work got angry when Zach didn’t agree! Zach posted his conversation on Twitter and it has gone viral since, with over 15k retweets and 48k likes. Check it out below!
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This programmer just got an interesting request to develop an app:
He posted the conversation on Twitter where it’s since been retweeted almost 16k times and liked by 48k people
However, the person who tried to get a programmer work for free was clearly not impressed by the exposure
Most people were quick to praise the programmer
What do you think about this situation? Comment below!
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The way the customer takes the programmer's refusal to work for free reminds me of those a-holes who can't accept refusal from a potential love interest.
Precisely. Guy: Show me your tits. Girl: No. Guy: Fuck you you ugly bitch go to the gym if you hate yourself so much. Girl: ???
Or when they try to convince you how they're doing you a favour because "no one else can like/love an ugly girl/boy like you", so they proudly threaten you'll stay lonely forever, but you really think they're the crazy ones.
Creedence: You missed out the part where they say you are too fat for them anyway and are probably a lesbian as well.
NAILED IT
Thanks.
It also makes very clear that there would not even be any "exposure" anyway.
That's true too, yep.
Yeah, I had a guy from Cupid get mad at me because I was not interested. He called me a choice epithet...I reminded him of the unsolicited caged d pic he had sent me, and I told him if he contacted me, I'd make fliers with it, his face, and the photo from the front of his multi million dollar business and paper the parking lot where he works and his neighborhood. *crickets* ;-)
I'll just leave this here... http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/woman-sends-angry-texts-after-man-wont-sleep-with-her
I love how this article is about working and you somehow turn it into some man-hating tripe :p
I was thinking the exact same thing.
What people today, especially the "I'm entitled" crowd, fail to realize is that the concept of "Supply and Demand" is based on a two way process where goods and services, "Of Equal Value" are Willingly exchanged between the two parties. Many think they are "entitled" to get something for nothing. That's not the way the universe works. :O
Well said bro
My grandfather was an artist and used to complain about people in the 60's and 70's wanting him to work for free "to get his name out there" this isn't people today people have always sucked.
Absolutely. They act as if they knew what business is about but... they don't.
I work in design and marketing and used to get this stuff all the time. The last time I got this kind of 'work for the exposure' I would say 'Ok, but I need to see your business plan, market research and be a part of any company decisions since my work is now part of your business. We should also discuss all of our compensation when this does go big. When it does, we should all be made rich since we're working on it for nothing.' The guy never called me back...funny how that happened....
That is brilliant
The way the customer takes the programmer's refusal to work for free reminds me of those a-holes who can't accept refusal from a potential love interest.
Precisely. Guy: Show me your tits. Girl: No. Guy: Fuck you you ugly bitch go to the gym if you hate yourself so much. Girl: ???
Or when they try to convince you how they're doing you a favour because "no one else can like/love an ugly girl/boy like you", so they proudly threaten you'll stay lonely forever, but you really think they're the crazy ones.
Creedence: You missed out the part where they say you are too fat for them anyway and are probably a lesbian as well.
NAILED IT
Thanks.
It also makes very clear that there would not even be any "exposure" anyway.
That's true too, yep.
Yeah, I had a guy from Cupid get mad at me because I was not interested. He called me a choice epithet...I reminded him of the unsolicited caged d pic he had sent me, and I told him if he contacted me, I'd make fliers with it, his face, and the photo from the front of his multi million dollar business and paper the parking lot where he works and his neighborhood. *crickets* ;-)
I'll just leave this here... http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/woman-sends-angry-texts-after-man-wont-sleep-with-her
I love how this article is about working and you somehow turn it into some man-hating tripe :p
I was thinking the exact same thing.
What people today, especially the "I'm entitled" crowd, fail to realize is that the concept of "Supply and Demand" is based on a two way process where goods and services, "Of Equal Value" are Willingly exchanged between the two parties. Many think they are "entitled" to get something for nothing. That's not the way the universe works. :O
Well said bro
My grandfather was an artist and used to complain about people in the 60's and 70's wanting him to work for free "to get his name out there" this isn't people today people have always sucked.
Absolutely. They act as if they knew what business is about but... they don't.
I work in design and marketing and used to get this stuff all the time. The last time I got this kind of 'work for the exposure' I would say 'Ok, but I need to see your business plan, market research and be a part of any company decisions since my work is now part of your business. We should also discuss all of our compensation when this does go big. When it does, we should all be made rich since we're working on it for nothing.' The guy never called me back...funny how that happened....
That is brilliant