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advice · workplace

The stand-up that could have been an email

forty-five minutes. team of six. every day. send help, or a tectonic event.

Signed, Standing Too Long
advice · workplace

My coworker codes in light mode

in the open office. the glare is visible from space. can this respect be restored?

Signed, Burned Retinas
advice · career

The recruiter who keeps lying

a rockstar ninja unicorn role with unlimited PTO. i have a job. why am i tempted.

Signed, Weak To Flattery
advice · engineering

He will not squash his commits

forty-one commits. one is a single semicolon. one just says "WHY." is this fireable?

Signed, Reviewing In Hell
advice · life

Technically correct, romantically bankrupt

i explained why their battery percentage is a lie. there was no second date.

Signed, A Heuristic Of A Man
advice · engineering

The cloud bill is bigger than my rent

there is an instance named temp-test-DO-NOT-DELETE running for three years. i fear it.

Signed, Fiscally Haunted
advice · life

The crypto guy at the party

he will explain the blockchain to me. i have a CS degree. he does not. make it stop.

Signed, Cornered Again
advice · life

Tabs versus spaces, in my marriage

it was funny for a year. last night it came up during an argument about dishes.

Signed, Whitespace Divided
advice · workplace

The talker got promoted to my manager

the stand-ups are now sixty minutes. i fantasize about tectonic events. is this growth?

Signed, Still Standing, Somehow
advice · career

They say an AI will take my job

i write internal CRUD apps. should i be panicking, retraining, or drinking?

Signed, Allegedly Obsolete