From 5a7aff55873521bd3cf87288fc739fc21dd94620 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "russell@unturf.com" Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:01:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add: terminate you into unemployment --- content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst b/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst index dcbf5c7..52de53d 100644 --- a/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst +++ b/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ A harvest lost. A contract mispriced. A greenhouse running dry. I show up. I read the spec. I find the gap between what someone told the machine to do & what the world actually did. Then I fix it. Unfortunately, not every job arrives as a Jira ticket. Some come undisciplined & urgent, undergoing triage in a Slack room without a number. +One of those could terminate you into unemployment. +One of those could fire you. **The pay reflects the gap between what this work actually does & what people think it costs.**