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  • R realJSOP

    I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

    .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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    "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

    modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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    Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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    I've worked with Asterisk day in and day out for 5 years and that is one robust and very powerful communications platform. I assure you John that any f-up is on your manager's part. We used to run the Qatar airlines global call center (nearly 8000 concurrent calls during peak times) on nearly 2 dozen servers and the current client I'm working with had their asterisk pbx installed and setup yesterday by yours truly. I wish other software would be as good as Asterisk. Other than that, I'm completely shocked that you've held up this long in your favorite environment :)

    If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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    • R realJSOP

      I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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      Once I've reached such an end, but, sadly, I had to spend over 1 year and half searching for a new job (eventually I found it...). I wish you a better luck! :) BTW do your employers possibly see your rants here (if I remember well, they are CP fans)?

      If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
      This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
      [My articles]

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        How long did you last?

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        Two months

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        "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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          I've worked with Asterisk day in and day out for 5 years and that is one robust and very powerful communications platform. I assure you John that any f-up is on your manager's part. We used to run the Qatar airlines global call center (nearly 8000 concurrent calls during peak times) on nearly 2 dozen servers and the current client I'm working with had their asterisk pbx installed and setup yesterday by yours truly. I wish other software would be as good as Asterisk. Other than that, I'm completely shocked that you've held up this long in your favorite environment :)

          If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

          I've worked with Asterisk day in and day out for 5 years and that is one robust and very powerful communications platform.

          I'm sure it is a decent system, but these apparently guys couldn't pour piss out of a boot, even if the instructions were written on the heel...

          .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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          "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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          • R realJSOP

            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

            I've worked with Asterisk day in and day out for 5 years and that is one robust and very powerful communications platform.

            I'm sure it is a decent system, but these apparently guys couldn't pour piss out of a boot, even if the instructions were written on the heel...

            .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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            "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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            John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

            but these apparently guys couldn't pour piss out of a boot, even if the instructions were written on the heel...

            That's the second thing I read today that is certainly memorable. The other was "genitals in the shredder". I know what you're talking about, 2 guys that I deal with here are like that. So bloody THICK you could use them to shield you from radiation.

            If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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            • R realJSOP

              I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

              .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
              -----
              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
              -----
              "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

              modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

              The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so.

              That tells you everything you need to know about the company. It's doomed, no question. He's a control freak and egomaniac who does not know how to delegate. As Guy Kawasaki says, A's hire B's and B's hire C's, leading to the business talent death spiral. If an A is accidentally hired, they don't stick around long... case in point.

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              • C CPallini

                Once I've reached such an end, but, sadly, I had to spend over 1 year and half searching for a new job (eventually I found it...). I wish you a better luck! :) BTW do your employers possibly see your rants here (if I remember well, they are CP fans)?

                If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                [My articles]

                modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:06 AM

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                That could be even be a good thing, if they read them maybe they get news that the §$%& of the CEO tries to filter out to save is incompetent ass. I keep wondering and wondering how can such idiots get a "boss" job. I have already faced too many of them (to my taste) and shame is... I am only 30, I am afraid about what I will see in the future. For John: I whish you the best luck in your search.

                Regards. -------- M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                  but these apparently guys couldn't pour piss out of a boot, even if the instructions were written on the heel...

                  That's the second thing I read today that is certainly memorable. The other was "genitals in the shredder". I know what you're talking about, 2 guys that I deal with here are like that. So bloody THICK you could use them to shield you from radiation.

                  If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                  I'm not sure where it's originally from but I've seen the boot line loads of times before...

                  3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                    That could be even be a good thing, if they read them maybe they get news that the §$%& of the CEO tries to filter out to save is incompetent ass. I keep wondering and wondering how can such idiots get a "boss" job. I have already faced too many of them (to my taste) and shame is... I am only 30, I am afraid about what I will see in the future. For John: I whish you the best luck in your search.

                    Regards. -------- M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                    CPallini
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                    Nelek wrote:

                    I keep wondering and wondering how can such idiots get a "boss" job.

                    Well, since software development requires skilled people, failed developers have a chance in boss careers. :-D

                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                    [My articles]

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                    • D Dan Neely

                      I'm not sure where it's originally from but I've seen the boot line loads of times before...

                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                      Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                      Hmmm, have to ask dad about it. Certainly my first time though. Funny in every case though :-D

                      If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                      • C CPallini

                        Nelek wrote:

                        I keep wondering and wondering how can such idiots get a "boss" job.

                        Well, since software development requires skilled people, failed developers have a chance in boss careers. :-D

                        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                        [My articles]

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                        I just might forward a link to this to my boss.


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                        • R realJSOP

                          I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

                          .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                          -----
                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                          -----
                          "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                          modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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                          Sounds like a ship that's about to sink, better get off before the captain yells abandon ship. Seriously, you'll leave and another sucker will fill your gap, I bet thet have a high turnover of staff. Madness I bet the agency are rubbing their hands together. Good luck on your next cruise, I hope the next one is 'plain sailing'.

                          All right, you guys, I got eight crates of Ipecac from Mort. All on my tab. Now, whoever goes the longest without puking gets the last piece of pie in the fridge.

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                          • R realJSOP

                            I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

                            .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                            -----
                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                            -----
                            "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                            modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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                            If you wished to live in Iowa I could probably recommend you at my company that's working on moving from VB6(don't ask...) to C# which AFAIK is what you were supposed to be doing at this job correct? I would probably need to not point them to this forum at certain points though :-D

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                              I just might forward a link to this to my boss.


                              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                              CPallini
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                              Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                              I just might forward a link to this to my boss.

                              Why bother? For sure he cannot understand it (he is a boss, remember?)... :rolleyes:

                              If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                              This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                              [My articles]

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                              • R realJSOP

                                I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

                                .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                                -----
                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                -----
                                "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                                modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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                                Funny you should say that - I reached mine last Friday. Being bawled-out by over-stressed MD/owner of my own particular sinking vessel, for 'undermining the company' (i.e. suggesting a meeting had been a waste of time), I heard a voice that sounded a lot like mine saying "You know what? I've had enough of this crap. I'm off." Be interesting to see what happens - they have me insured for 100k GBP as a 'key person' (i.e. the only one who knows how their product works). The big downside is, now I'm a kept man, I'll have to start being nice to the missus :^)

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                                  I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

                                  .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                                  -----
                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                  -----
                                  "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                                  modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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                                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                  50 Itanium servers

                                  Do you think that with all the confusion and such that one might get lost and find its way here? :-D

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                                    I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

                                    .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                                    -----
                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                    -----
                                    "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                                    modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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                                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                    50 Itanium servers

                                    Does windows run on it anymore? [EDIT] It seems that it is still supported.

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                                      I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

                                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
                                      -----
                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                      -----
                                      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

                                      modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM

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                                      Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                                      Bill hourly.

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                                        I'm looking for a new job. We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company.   I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY. I think the problem is two-fold - the CEO insists on spending as little money as possible n mission-critical hardware. As an example, we just received a pallet of 50 Itanium servers - used - purchased on ebay.   Many of them don't have necessary memory or CPU count, so they essentially cannibalize one to bolster another.   So instead of buying new servers that are much more capable (and well-supported), they buy cast-offs from other companies. The second problem is that the CEO also insists on configuring the routers, switches, and servers himself, and refuses to give permissions to our netwrok team to do so. He invariably screws something up, and voila! - daily emergency (and it's always blamed on the network guys). Our current emergency deals with our (Linux-based) Asterisk server not being able to send faxes.   Instead of using Windows and BUYING the software, he uses FOSS crap that has no real support. Add to this the delicate balance of dependencies imposed by Linux, and voila! - daily emergency. He's asked the CIO several times if he thinks he (the CEO) should take over coding again.   He's about to get his wish.

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                                        "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                                        John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                        We have what seems like *daily* emergencies that threaten the viability of the company. I can deal with seeing an emergency every couple of weeks, but this happens almost EVERY DAY.

                                        Sounds like the company I work for :)

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                                          That could be even be a good thing, if they read them maybe they get news that the §$%& of the CEO tries to filter out to save is incompetent ass. I keep wondering and wondering how can such idiots get a "boss" job. I have already faced too many of them (to my taste) and shame is... I am only 30, I am afraid about what I will see in the future. For John: I whish you the best luck in your search.

                                          Regards. -------- M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                                          Well, I'm not saying the CEO is an idiot, but I think he should let the people he hired for certain tasks actually perform those tasks without him "making it better".

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                                          "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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