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A Large Part of a Programmer's Skill Is Issued With the Company Badge

Ten years as a tech manager, and going through the ledger shows most of my experience is tied to one company's walls — it zeroes out when the badge goes back. What you take with you is the part you can deliver to a stranger without first proving where you worked. AI amplifies this question rather than letting you avoid it.

A Factory Fines You 3,000 Yuan for Quitting Because It Knows You Can't Leave

An electronics factory in Ningbo fines workers 3,000 yuan for leaving between July and October. Lawyers say it is likely illegal. The reason it can be written down at all is not that it holds up, but that whoever wrote it calculated you probably won't walk.