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as somone that automated a lot of his work since i came to work here as well (though nothing to that extent), high-five to him.
meanwhile in the real world the most likely scenario is he gets fired, the scripts are left running and the company considers it "money saved". Until something breaks. then their loses will be even larger. but instant gratification is the modern jesus of capitalism. | |
You can absolutely write a script to do this every time he sends you an email. Microsoft programs are the easiest thing in the world to script because Microsoft has already pre-wrote script for virtually everything, you do not have to create it, you just need to find it somewhere on the internet. I have wrote a scripts for many access/excel actions in my jobs over the years, though I always provided them as a solution to something for my employer rather than a secret thing to do my job for me. Common ones include: Thinking about it I really could automate my job a hell of a lot more ... | |
"but raises an interesting philosophical conundrum: If a programmer creates scripts to complete his work for him, does that still technically mean he's doing his job?" To my mind the basis of any employment contract is "employee provides x, employer gives them money" and as such, the how is largely immaterial. If I employ someone, it is because I have a need, and the person I hire can fill that need for a price I am willing to pay. As long as the employee is delivering their objectives then I am realising the value and it is still a mutually beneficial relationship. | |
Yeah, I can see how that would be true. Companies have this odd habit of not liking it if their employees 'look' like they are doing nothing, even if they have a job that by it's nature could mean you have to do more work than you can handle for 5 hours a week, and basically nothing for the rest of the time. The reason for you still being there for the remaining time anyway, clearly, is because it is critical to get the repairs done as soon as possible, and there's no predicting when a fault might happen... Short-sighted decisions everywhere I guess. | |
Add me in to the number of people who consider this man their new hero. Automating pointless repetitive daily tasks? Hell yes. Work smarter, not harder. | |
It's pretty much what my job entails. Any time I have to do something more than 1 day in a row, I'll write a simple script to automate it and run it on the daily. Work smarter, not harder. | |
I wonder how many hours per month he was skiving off with hangovers? :P I get that it's kind of cool, but everyone saying this guy deserves an instant promotion are somewhat wide of the mark! | |
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