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You realize one of the most popular to level comments is about someone who is 18 amd working on modernizing an old DOS HIPAA app alone and not allowed to use version control and is being advised by people to quit ASAP because HIPAA laws mean they might be personally liable for some violations and face prison time?

Suddenly, your line cook job doesn't sound so bad. Maybe we should just accept that every job might have circumstances that make it a bad place to be, and judge on the details rather than the title.



I would much rather be cut and burned than personally liable in a suit that could ruin the rest of my life.




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