This programmer was asked to work for free
Sometimes working for free is necessary to build experience before joining the workforce.
We all know it also sucks.
So imagine finally getting to a point in your career where people are coming to you for your work, only to be asked to do it for free!?
That’s exactly what happened to Zach Zundel, whose brilliant response to being asked just that has gone viral.
Recently, the programmer was asked to do coding/backend work – about 40 hours worth - for free and he wasn’t happy about it
So of course he promptly shared the conversation he had online for us all to enjoy.
“Lmao sorry friendaloo but if you want me to write you a couple thousand lines of code you get to profit from forever it’s gonna cost you,” Zach tweeted.
lmao sorry friendaloo but if you want me to write you a couple thousand lines of code you get to profit from forever it's gonna cost you pic.twitter.com/M9pIDo51vv
— Zach (@franklyrosalind) June 21, 2017
Not only was he asked to do hours of work for free – or ‘for exposure’ – but the person got really upset when Zach turned him down.
Zach’s conversation has since gone viral, with over 21k retweets and 69k likes.
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Many were quick to agree with him saying he handled the frustrating conversation really well.
"paid in exposure" pic.twitter.com/ObziGPAdGW
— Jordan Birnholtz (@birnholtz) June 21, 2017
You handled this with way more poise and tact than I would have. Nice job. Retweeted for my ones of followers! 🤣
— Donovan C (@smartzdvan) June 25, 2017
However, the person who tried to get the programmer to work for free was clearly not impressed by the exposure.
🙃🙃🙃 pic.twitter.com/0O6C6qAkTD
— Zach (@franklyrosalind) June 21, 2017
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