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@tahnik sorry to hear that, could you explain why thought? I've just shared my experience and I don't get what could be perceived as douchey.
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@sylar182 I don't know what company you're at, but you should try to explain the benefits of such investments. For example, my keyboard has improved my productivity by about 1,5x so withing 16 hours of work, the boss has his investment returned and from that point on, he started getting more out of me. Same thing for the headsets, it's a one time thing but it was cheaper than getting a new office for the it crew :) bosses work in terms of money, present it as an investment and it might make it easier. If it really hurts your ability to work you may need to start looking at other opportunities :) best of luck
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@tahnik it's fine, I may not have chosen the right words either, what I meant with "I give them shit" is that I complain :) all is good tho
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@sylar182 I respect devs who say that they don't need a second monitor, because by experience they just don't look there. In my team there is one single developer of this kind, everyone else has a second monitor.
If a developer says he needs a second monitor, then for fucks sake the company has to give him a damn second monitor. -
@Yeah69 if I were just writing code I wouldn't want the second monitor so bad, but when I'm making a front-end off a mock-up, it would be easier if I could see the mock-up and what I built side by side.
My bosses...
Honestly, I give them shit over here for their errors, their actions and the fact that they don't know what's going on. But as they've been my first programming job, they've taught me a hell of a lot.
I started my internship about a year ago at my current job, and it would last for 4 months.
I was timid, did as I was told and didn't discuss orders.
Within a week, I started voicing my opinion whenever it was asked, and I was heard, and if it gave insight, the bosses would listen to me and we'd change the product.
After two weeks, one of the bosses wanted to show me a comparable website on my pc so I could get some idea of what the bosses meant when trying to explain their idea, and after five minutes of typing on the shitty keyboard I had (shittiest in the whole office), he asked me why I didn't complain earlier. Truth was, I was afraid, he was the boss and I was just merely an employee at his company. Who was I to criticize his office materials??
He told me to follow him, we got into his car and drove off to a shopping mall, went into the tech store and he literally told me to pick whatever keyboard suited me best.
A few weeks ago, we got active noise canceling headphones, these things cost a hell of a lot of money!
My senior and my bosses have taught me that I am still an individual, still a part of the team, of the company, and of the machine, if I can't do my work, the rest will suffer.
They taught me that I am valuable, that I am not just another employee and that I need to speak up for my needs, wants and opinions.
Don't forget how valuable you are guys and gals :)
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