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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well if organizing things in pristine tables makes things quick, why can't we have nice things?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Because Jen in accounting doesn't believe in it, and Tom the CIO likes his data stored raw in TXT Amphibious Delineated. Then our biggest client prefers data as Jason so we swapped half of our database to that to speed things up.

But the real problem is high turnover because we don't pay anyone enough to work on things they are proud of. After 2 years we stop doing even 3% COL raises so they go elsewhere. So every 2-4 years each position gets a new opinionated asshole.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

our biggest client prefers data as Jason so we swapped half of our database to that

the app I work with currently stores json as the only column in a sql table and it hurts me so very much. like watching someone pick up a screwdriver and try to bash a nail in with the handle.