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submitted 9 hours ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

As part of the devs farewell message on their site, they have included malicious code to make each visitor sends 2,000 requests to the dbzer0 servers in an attempt to DDOS and take the instance offline.

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[-] Monument@piefed.world 22 points 6 hours ago

That’s weirdly sort of how I got my job.

Apparently my predecessor was a nice guy with low boundaries that (at the time) lacked managerial support. When he painted himself into a corner on his commitments, didn’t get the accolades or raises he thought he should get, he got bitter, started to act out, stopped doing work he should have done, and finally, when management started pressing him to clean up some messes he had created over a year+ of neglecting his responsibilities, he left an unsigned resignation letter on his desk and didn’t come to work for a few days.
He called to discuss the terms of his return, expecting a raise, and they just told him they accepted his resignation.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 11 points 6 hours ago

LOL. Sounds like an idiot. Even if the guy was really needed, you can't have someone like that on your team.

[-] 0ops@piefed.zip 2 points 46 minutes ago

Yeah, best case scenario they work out some kind of deal just to keep the machine turning for a little longer... but he can bet his ass that the second he steps out of that room they'll be putting up job listings for his replacement.

[-] Monument@piefed.world 1 points 5 minutes ago* (last edited 5 minutes ago)

The manager they brought in to bring him in line has been one of the best, kindest, and most human managers I’ve ever met. (But she doesn’t fuck around.)

She’s also an absolute shark at knowing the system, and without going into specifics, has done very well for everyone on my team that has been even modestly competent.

I honestly feel bad for the guy. He was too far in the hole of anger and resentment to realize that he’d been handed a whole new opportunity before he squandered it.
Shortly after I was hired, several other people were hired in to help with the flow of work, and my team went from being sort of an embarrassment to one that, quite frankly, is awesome. (And we still have a good work-life balance.)

[-] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 10 points 4 hours ago

Just another reminder, no one cares about you in the slave factory. Prioritize yourself over work and don't build up loyalty to a rich asshole.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 8 points 3 hours ago

Thats not really the right lesson to learn here.

Just have real, non-combative conversations with your colleagues and supervisors. Don't communicate with stupid games and manipulation.

[-] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

You are talking about the aftereffects whereas mine was about the cause. Mental health is important.

[-] Monument@piefed.world 1 points 23 minutes ago

You’re both speaking to the same point.

In the process of enforcing good boundaries at work, you shouldn’t be a jerk. Firm, no-nonsense, but polite. And the flip side is to use your capacity wisely.

this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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