Bending the rules ...
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
Anecdotal evidence suggests it made her more productive as she instantly responded to my emails ever since.
She doesn't want you thinking she's playing games. :) Marc
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Tomz_KV wrote:
People show appreciation if do something for them.
If only that were true! :sigh: Marc
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A few years ago I had a contract at a large corporation that did not have any games on their computers. Personally, it doesn't bother me because I come to work not play. One day I got a sly request full a full timer who wanted a game but didn't know how to ask. Since I am not a network tech I told her we couldn't install software without an official request. But then I had a nagging feeling that I wasn't being a people person so I showed her the games folder on the computer ... 9 times out of 10 corporate I.T. removes games from the start menu but not the machine; thinking of course that out of sight is the same as not installed. Anecdotal evidence suggests it made her more productive as she instantly responded to my emails ever since.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.They did that at the college I attended... so all the programmers wrote their own games. :)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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Tomz_KV wrote:
People show appreciation if do something for them.
If only that were true! :sigh: Marc
Not feelin' the love today Marc? We all loves ya baby.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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A few years ago I had a contract at a large corporation that did not have any games on their computers. Personally, it doesn't bother me because I come to work not play. One day I got a sly request full a full timer who wanted a game but didn't know how to ask. Since I am not a network tech I told her we couldn't install software without an official request. But then I had a nagging feeling that I wasn't being a people person so I showed her the games folder on the computer ... 9 times out of 10 corporate I.T. removes games from the start menu but not the machine; thinking of course that out of sight is the same as not installed. Anecdotal evidence suggests it made her more productive as she instantly responded to my emails ever since.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego.The SMS Agent installed on her computer will reveal her evil endevours. Punishments to be meeted out to all invovled.... Waite I hear the jack booted security thugs marching down the hall to your office.... RUN!
MrPlankton
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The SMS Agent installed on her computer will reveal her evil endevours. Punishments to be meeted out to all invovled.... Waite I hear the jack booted security thugs marching down the hall to your office.... RUN!
MrPlankton
This was a while ago ... besides it wasn't against the rules. The only rule I was bound to was not installing software ... actually I wasn't bound to that rule as a developer but everyone else was.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego. -
Not feelin' the love today Marc? We all loves ya baby.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Not feelin' the love today Marc? We all loves ya baby.
Heh. Thanks. :rose: My response is basically from putting my life into my work, only to have "thank you" being the hatred of other people in the company that, and I quote, "I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume", or management saying "we can't guarantee your paycheck" or having to spend 6 weeks "proving" a technology that the client was supposed to invest in and now says "we're not going to do any more tool development." Marc
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Not feelin' the love today Marc? We all loves ya baby.
Heh. Thanks. :rose: My response is basically from putting my life into my work, only to have "thank you" being the hatred of other people in the company that, and I quote, "I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume", or management saying "we can't guarantee your paycheck" or having to spend 6 weeks "proving" a technology that the client was supposed to invest in and now says "we're not going to do any more tool development." Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
"I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume"
Fools the lot of them, and you must tell them that Grizzly. In my world the Marc Clifton brand means quality, thoughtful, robust and intelligent code (most of which makes me wonder how the hell you came up with it in the first place) accompanied by hat wearing, beard growing and backwoodsman skills unseen since the pioneer days. If you want me to call them fools and/or abuse them in other ways on your behalf, post the email addresses and my services are at your disposal, gratis. :)
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Marc Clifton wrote:
"I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume"
Fools the lot of them, and you must tell them that Grizzly. In my world the Marc Clifton brand means quality, thoughtful, robust and intelligent code (most of which makes me wonder how the hell you came up with it in the first place) accompanied by hat wearing, beard growing and backwoodsman skills unseen since the pioneer days. If you want me to call them fools and/or abuse them in other ways on your behalf, post the email addresses and my services are at your disposal, gratis. :)
martin_hughes wrote:
In my world the Marc Clifton brand means quality, thoughtful, robust and intelligent code
You know, two things happened today. A friend got me laughing like I haven't laughed in ages, and now you lavish praises. Thanks for making my day. :-D Marc
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A few years ago I had a contract at a large corporation that did not have any games on their computers. Personally, it doesn't bother me because I come to work not play. One day I got a sly request full a full timer who wanted a game but didn't know how to ask. Since I am not a network tech I told her we couldn't install software without an official request. But then I had a nagging feeling that I wasn't being a people person so I showed her the games folder on the computer ... 9 times out of 10 corporate I.T. removes games from the start menu but not the machine; thinking of course that out of sight is the same as not installed. Anecdotal evidence suggests it made her more productive as she instantly responded to my emails ever since.
Need software developed? Offering C# development all over the United States, ERL GLOBAL, Inc is the only call you will have to make.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest Hemingway
Most of this sig is for Google, not ego. -
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Not feelin' the love today Marc? We all loves ya baby.
Heh. Thanks. :rose: My response is basically from putting my life into my work, only to have "thank you" being the hatred of other people in the company that, and I quote, "I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume", or management saying "we can't guarantee your paycheck" or having to spend 6 weeks "proving" a technology that the client was supposed to invest in and now says "we're not going to do any more tool development." Marc
Marc mate - you know you've always got a fanboy or two here on CP. I owe you so much, in the quality of your articles and the quality of your code - I point my team at your code and say "Learn. Learn from this man. This is how code is supposed to be written".
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Marc Clifton wrote:
"I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume"
Fools the lot of them, and you must tell them that Grizzly. In my world the Marc Clifton brand means quality, thoughtful, robust and intelligent code (most of which makes me wonder how the hell you came up with it in the first place) accompanied by hat wearing, beard growing and backwoodsman skills unseen since the pioneer days. If you want me to call them fools and/or abuse them in other ways on your behalf, post the email addresses and my services are at your disposal, gratis. :)
Indeed, if someone came to me with a resume that said "Work Experience: Marc Clifton Framework", I would hire them on the spot. Even if they admitted to programming in Java.
Imagine that you are hired to build a bridge over a river which gets slightly wider every day; sometimes it shrinks but nobody can predict when. Your client provides no concrete or steel, only timber and cut stone (but they won't tell you what kind). The coefficient of gravity changes randomly from hour to hour, as does the viscosity of air. Your only tools are a hacksaw, a chainsaw, a rubber mallet, and a length of rope. Welcome to my world. -Me explaining my job to an engineer
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Tomz_KV wrote:
People show appreciation if do something for them.
If only that were true! :sigh: Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
Tomz_KV wrote: People show appreciation if do something for them. If only that were true!
There has to be another factor: they have to anticipate that, having gotten something from you once, they might be able to get something else. If you're one-use like a Kleenex, expect to get crumpled up and thrown away.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Not feelin' the love today Marc? We all loves ya baby.
Heh. Thanks. :rose: My response is basically from putting my life into my work, only to have "thank you" being the hatred of other people in the company that, and I quote, "I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume", or management saying "we can't guarantee your paycheck" or having to spend 6 weeks "proving" a technology that the client was supposed to invest in and now says "we're not going to do any more tool development." Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
to have "thank you" being the hatred of other people in the company that, and I quote, "I can't put 'the Marc Clifton Framework' on my resume",
It's not your responsibility to make some jerk's career. It's their responsibility to pick a position where they can expand their skill set...I believe that fine British term "whanker" applies here. Besides, if they had the brains that God gave any sheep in Wigan (thanks to Arthur C. Clarke and "Henry the Ninth" for that reference :-D ) they'd claim credit for helping to develop THEIR part of their company's "internal application framework."
Marc Clifton wrote:
management saying "we can't guarantee your paycheck"
Mene tekel phares...see Lamentations for that one.
Marc Clifton wrote:
having to spend 6 weeks "proving" a technology that the client was supposed to invest in and now says "we're not going to do any more tool development."
WAY past time to update the resume X|
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Indeed, if someone came to me with a resume that said "Work Experience: Marc Clifton Framework", I would hire them on the spot. Even if they admitted to programming in Java.
Imagine that you are hired to build a bridge over a river which gets slightly wider every day; sometimes it shrinks but nobody can predict when. Your client provides no concrete or steel, only timber and cut stone (but they won't tell you what kind). The coefficient of gravity changes randomly from hour to hour, as does the viscosity of air. Your only tools are a hacksaw, a chainsaw, a rubber mallet, and a length of rope. Welcome to my world. -Me explaining my job to an engineer
Robert Royall wrote:
Imagine that you are hired to build a bridge over a river which gets slightly wider every day; sometimes it shrinks but nobody can predict when. Your client provides no concrete or steel, only timber and cut stone (but they won't tell you what kind). The coefficient of gravity changes randomly from hour to hour, as does the viscosity of air. Your only tools are a hacksaw, a chainsaw, a rubber mallet, and a length of rope. Welcome to my world. -Me explaining my job to an engineer
I need an "awestruck" smiley for that one :omg: but this will have to do. May I use it (with proper attribution)?
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They did that at the college I attended... so all the programmers wrote their own games. :)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
El Corazon wrote:
They did that at the college I attended... so all the programmers wrote their own games.
Or downloaded the source code for them, like that lovely little Tetris-like game that MS built for a Silverlight demo.
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Robert Royall wrote:
Imagine that you are hired to build a bridge over a river which gets slightly wider every day; sometimes it shrinks but nobody can predict when. Your client provides no concrete or steel, only timber and cut stone (but they won't tell you what kind). The coefficient of gravity changes randomly from hour to hour, as does the viscosity of air. Your only tools are a hacksaw, a chainsaw, a rubber mallet, and a length of rope. Welcome to my world. -Me explaining my job to an engineer
I need an "awestruck" smiley for that one :omg: but this will have to do. May I use it (with proper attribution)?
You can try - this is actually a cut down version of the quote on my whiteboard which was trimmed down to fit the character limit for sigs. If you can find a way to shoehorn it into your own signature box, please do so with my blessing. :-O
Imagine that you are hired to build a bridge over a river which gets slightly wider every day; sometimes it shrinks but nobody can predict when. Your client provides no concrete or steel, only timber and cut stone (but they won't tell you what kind). The coefficient of gravity changes randomly from hour to hour, as does the viscosity of air. Your only tools are a hacksaw, a chainsaw, a rubber mallet, and a length of rope. Welcome to my world. -Me explaining my job to an engineer