As a bugcatcher, you've mastered the art of finding bugs in code, but now it's time to take your skills to the next level. In this chapter, we'll cover advanced techniques for deceiving your coworkers into thinking you're not actually competent.
Technique 1: The Art of Sarcasm
Use your words to confuse and mislead your colleagues. Say things like "Oh, I'm just trying to understand the problem" when, in fact, you're trying to understand how to make it go away.
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Technique 2: The Power of Misdirection
Point to a completely unrelated bug in someone else's code to distract from your own incompetence. "Oh, look, Bob's code is doing it too! I'm not doing anything wrong, I swear."
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Technique 3: The Classic "I'm-Just-Trying-to-Help" Excuse
Spend hours "trying to understand" a problem, then feign surprise when you finally find the solution. "Who knew it was that easy? I was just trying to help, guys."
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