No sleep for a week

[Aberforth]

Some stupid jerk and his friends flamed up all our support forums about a tiny bug in our software, now we are forced to make a patch within one week and we are supposed to work all night to actually finish it, do you guys have any tips to stay awake, active, alive and healthy for a week? :disgust:

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Sleep deprivation kills.

 

[S Freud]

People say to take a break about every hour or half hour, I forget which. Take a break, walk around for ten minutes, drink some water. You could also drink energy drinks, but that isn't really following the healthy route.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

the two minutes you spent typing that would have been better spent working. or sleeping.

 

[Injury]

Yeah... go home and sleep. If it's not in your contract to stay through the night to finish it then tell your company to f**k off.

 

[Capt Caveman]

When you get tired, take a 30 minute nap. Lots of caffeine.

 

[Sukhoi]

You must really like your job.

 

[uhohs]

take an 8 hour nap.

 

[Baked]

What's gonna happen if you don't fix the bug within the week? People gonna die?

 

[Beattie]

I think you are exaggerating.

 

[Aberforth]

Originally posted by: Baked
What's gonna happen if you don't fix the bug within the week? People gonna die?

No, it will prolly go against my record

 

[isekii]

I hope you get OT

 

[trOver]

eat eat eat

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: isekii
I hope you get OT

Or comp time.

 

[CatchPhrase]

Sleep while compiling.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Injury
Yeah... go home and sleep. If it's not in your contract to stay through the night to finish it then tell your company to f**k off.

To which his company will reply "right back at you! Good luck finding another job!"

Where do you work that you negotiated a contract that details every aspect of your job?

 

[nageov3t]

all-nighters are overrated unless you're doing menial work.

I find I can accomplish more in a fraction of the time when I'm fully rested, awake, and aware than I can when I'm half-delusional and cranky from sleep deprivation.

 

[Anubis]

Coke, lots of Coke

meth also works

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: loki8481
all-nighters are overrated unless you're doing menial work.

I find I can accomplish more in a fraction of the time when I'm fully rested, awake, and aware than I can when I'm half-delusional and cranky from sleep deprivation.

This is generally true... consistently working excessive overtime is counterproductive. But for a short time, it's productive.

I'm trying to figure out if this thread is for real or if this has something to do with Sony's recent PS3 issue.

 

[Aberforth]

well, my job involves writing a lot of code.

Sorry if I overreacted, I just don't feel good about working day and night for a week.

 

[summit]

never sleep says puff daddy. slim jims, ramen noodles, and mountain dew like floyd mayweather.

 

[KLin]

OP must work for Electronic Arts.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Aberforth
well, my job involves writing a lot of code.

Sorry if I overreacted, I just don't feel good about working day and night for a week.

Ask for comp time. See if you can commandeer a conference room and do it scrum style.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: KLin
OP must work for Electronic Arts.

EA fixes bugs in their software? :Q

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Injury
Yeah... go home and sleep. If it's not in your contract to stay through the night to finish it then tell your company to f**k off.

To which his company will reply "right back at you! Good luck finding another job!"

Where do you work that you negotiated a contract that details every aspect of your job?

Exactly my point... it's entirely unreasonable for them to think it's fair or even HEALTHY to work literally 24/7 and if he thinks he needs to get some sleep he should just go home for a little bit and sleep. Even when you are on salary you are being paid for what is expected to be in the range of 40-50 hours of work and if they aren't going to compensate him or anything for working double that, then what incentive does he have for doing this?

I'd rather be fired for not working for a literal week than putting my personal health in danger. At a minimum, you'd have an easy time winning a lawsuit against the company.