Well, I Think I've Reached the End of My Tolerance [modified]
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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
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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, 2001modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM
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
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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, 2001modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM
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
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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, 2001modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM
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
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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, 2001modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM
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.
.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, 2001modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM
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.
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".
.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 -
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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Well, I'm in Texas because I didn't want to move to Iowa to keep the job I'd had in San Diego. :) So far, I've "optimized" a VB.Net app, and I'm currently pulling in components from a VB6 app. It's all pretty close. I would prefer that VB (in any of its evil incarnations) never again darken my doorstep.
.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 -
Well, I'm in Texas because I didn't want to move to Iowa to keep the job I'd had in San Diego. :) So far, I've "optimized" a VB.Net app, and I'm currently pulling in components from a VB6 app. It's all pretty close. I would prefer that VB (in any of its evil incarnations) never again darken my doorstep.
.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, 2001Might I inquire the company that moved to Iowa? Just my own curiosity. I've noticed we're enticing companies everyday lately. Cheap living but cheap pay as well. Take the good with the bad I guess :)
------------------------------------- Do not do what has already been done. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.. but it ROCKS absolutely, too.
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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 :^)
DaxaDan wrote:
now I'm a kept man, I'll have to start being nice to the missus
And here you thought you were leaving the performance-critical position...
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Might I inquire the company that moved to Iowa? Just my own curiosity. I've noticed we're enticing companies everyday lately. Cheap living but cheap pay as well. Take the good with the bad I guess :)
------------------------------------- Do not do what has already been done. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.. but it ROCKS absolutely, too.
This was 10 years ago, and the company was already in Iowa - CCH (Commerce Clearing House).
.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 -
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, 2001modified on Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:21 AM
Yeah know, you had signs slapping you in the face when you first looked at the job. Next time someone says VB you will run realizing it is not just the mentality of the technology but the management ;)
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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.