A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work

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1041 points mertbio | 1 comments | 27 Jan 25 08:22 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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secretsatan ◴[27 Jan 25 10:41 UTC] No.42839556[source]▶

This hits me 2 ways, I got laid off in my late 30s and had over 4 years unemeployment. TBH, I'd got bored of what I was doing and it was looking like a career dead end. I took a hobby project and worked on that, learned iOS and eventually got a job in that.

But one thing got me, I developed an original app for the company I work for, that is now one of the focus products. I wish I never, I feel like it was literally stolen from me, never ever go above and beyond for a company, your managers will get the credit.

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achempion ◴[27 Jan 25 11:37 UTC] No.42839961[source]▶

>>42839556 #

Why you think it's stolen when company paid for your time? If the app wasn't successful, would you have considered refunding your salary back to a company?

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1. secretsatan ◴[27 Jan 25 12:31 UTC] No.42840453[source]▶

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And to throw it the other way around, when someone works over hours and contributes significantly, but burns out, does the company throw out the unpaid work?

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