{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreifljtb7jwromxphdzphixxtnchjaqt2pwaml57zrtft7yquiuxwki",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:4n6wgsqsqm6q2hjncgwmreey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhygcfbnkjg2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreieacggy5ulwor6k7ngyqbkaof5xmy7omgb54bmevf3xicvbw52uve"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 66327
  },
  "path": "/post/47819043",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-26T15:54:44.000Z",
  "site": "https://programming.dev",
  "tags": [
    "Programming",
    "codeinabox",
    "4 comments",
    "https://www.seangoedecke.com/simple-work-gets-rewarded/"
  ],
  "textContent": "submitted by codeinabox to programming\n39 points | 4 comments\nhttps://www.seangoedecke.com/simple-work-gets-rewarded/\n\n> It’s a popular joke among software engineers that writing overcomplicated, unmaintainable code is a pathway to job security. After all, if you’re the only person who can work on a system, they can’t fire you. There’s a related take that “nobody gets promoted for simplicity”: in other words, engineers who deliver overcomplicated crap will be promoted, because their work looks more impressive to non-technical managers.",
  "title": "Engineers do get promoted for writing simple code"
}