Developers with bad tempers?
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
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Did you apply your sig to the lappie? And don't you wish you'd won the lappie sleeve? :laugh: I'm pretty placid, it takes a lot to get me annoyed - but then The Red Mist descends, and I tend to be rather... Um... Overzealous... Doesn't happen often - not that I can remember in the lasts fifteen years at least.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
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NO I DO NOT HAVE A FRIGGIN' BAD TEMPER! I JUST KNOW EVERYTHING BETTER AND GET A BIT CROSS WHEN STUPID PEOPLE CONTRADICT ME!!! :mad:
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
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It's only you, and my boss, and the guy in next room...it's only you!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
if (Broken) then fix.this else !fix.this end-if
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It's only you, and my boss, and the guy in next room...it's only you!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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It's only you, and my boss, and the guy in next room...it's only you!
Do you mean to say that Member 9063556, your boss AND the guy in the next room are all one and the same person :confused:
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
if (Broken) then fix.this else !fix.this end-if
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Did you apply your sig to the lappie? And don't you wish you'd won the lappie sleeve? :laugh: I'm pretty placid, it takes a lot to get me annoyed - but then The Red Mist descends, and I tend to be rather... Um... Overzealous... Doesn't happen often - not that I can remember in the lasts fifteen years at least.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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yeah if you're smashing a laptop coz you buggered up some code then you probably need to back off a little :~ Bryce
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I think it's mainly a patience worn out. Surprisingly these short bursts of aggression and anger don't last long. Before I came in, my boss' laptop was being completely slow. he smashed the hard drive in such a state that the hard drive needed replacing. Eventually, when I became part of the project team, he handed the laptop down to me in a slightly better state. I've been taking good care of it, but I think my patience is much better on a professional line. Personally, I can get mad very quick due to a short attention span (and I have Attention Deficit Disorder, which makes things worse) and my patience wears thin. I can keep it in to a certain point, but it always has to get out somehow.
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
if (Broken) then fix.this else !fix.this end-if
As long as it was your personal laptop. If it was provided by the company then you owe them a new laptop. It's not the companies fault that you cannot control your aggression. That's all on you.
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
if (Broken) then fix.this else !fix.this end-if
Don't want to offend you, but generally when you throw and break stuff in anger. It is always your fault, and this is mostly due to either your unhealthy lifestyle or your immature nature. I pity people who throw and smash a TV Remote because their team lost a match, or road rage just to get somewhere quicker. IMHO All these people have awful lifestyle and poor time management. Reach your office early, give yourself time to settle down, plan your stuff correctly, do some exercise, learn stuff properly and in detail, and most important learn to say 'No'. :)
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
if (Broken) then fix.this else !fix.this end-if
I don't really get bad tempered when I'm working, even if my workload is quite high - it keeps me busy and that's fine with me; I'm happy being busy. What I do dislike, and what does get me pissed off very quickly, are people who ask for help and then either: a) ignore said advice thinking they know better, break it, then ask me for help to fix it b) take on board the advice, agree with said advice, and still do it wrong c) ask the same question in two days time :mad: I thought, surely, everyone is like this... But, no, I now work with some true angels who, no matter how many daft questions they get asked are always calm and polite. Much better human beings than I. :( (I'm trying to learn from them!)
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
if (Broken) then fix.this else !fix.this end-if
Member 9063556 wrote:
I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun.
Were you having fun? :~
Member 9063556 wrote:
Is it just me?
Yes :rolleyes:
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Btw i didn't see any threads about the winner. Can you provide with one, or its a secret who won ? :laugh:
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Btw i didn't see any threads about the winner. Can you provide with one, or its a secret who won ? :laugh:
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Now that was timing. And our comments add to each other really nice :thumbsup:
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I think it's mainly a patience worn out. Surprisingly these short bursts of aggression and anger don't last long. Before I came in, my boss' laptop was being completely slow. he smashed the hard drive in such a state that the hard drive needed replacing. Eventually, when I became part of the project team, he handed the laptop down to me in a slightly better state. I've been taking good care of it, but I think my patience is much better on a professional line. Personally, I can get mad very quick due to a short attention span (and I have Attention Deficit Disorder, which makes things worse) and my patience wears thin. I can keep it in to a certain point, but it always has to get out somehow.
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Member 9063556 wrote:
Surprisingly Thankfully these short bursts of aggression and anger don't last long.
FTFY :-D
Member 9063556 wrote:
I can get mad very quick due to a short attention span
You are in the wrong profession if you have a short attention span. :doh:
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Now that was timing. And our comments add to each other really nice :thumbsup:
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
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Your sig is kind of weird today !
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Is it?
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My boss and I share a trait of being heavily bad tempered. Almost into a point of getting loud at a verbal argument against one piece of code. Recently I lost my temper and smashed my personal laptop after a few coding mistakes and frustration buildup on the coding source engine I was doing for fun. So here's my question... Is it just me? Or are there really just a lot of developers with bad tempers? Edit: I think it really boils down to how I'm being handled on my projects and work. if the clients have a decent attitude towards me then I'm acceptable to them, otherwise if not, then I grit my teeth and work with it. I think my temper is ill only once there's been a lot of stress. If all is well and well-maintained then I'm happy as can be. I really love my job, but sometimes it's hard to accept that these guys are willing to break rules just to get on my nerves. Opinions on this?
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