Releasing on a holiday?
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What is up with customers making a product launch for New Years Eve? I get that people have to work on holidays, but this seems unnecessary. Instead of having fun with a small group (Thanks COVID) of friends and family, I'll be hanging out at home waiting on call for a product launch. In my opinion, it should have been done on a non-holiday after hours. Am I being selfish?
Hogan
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What is up with customers making a product launch for New Years Eve? I get that people have to work on holidays, but this seems unnecessary. Instead of having fun with a small group (Thanks COVID) of friends and family, I'll be hanging out at home waiting on call for a product launch. In my opinion, it should have been done on a non-holiday after hours. Am I being selfish?
Hogan
I went to a co-worker's wedding New Year's Eve of 2000. No matter how your 'launch' goes, it will be better than the dud that that party was.
The Science of King David's Court | Object Oriented Programming with C++
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What is up with customers making a product launch for New Years Eve? I get that people have to work on holidays, but this seems unnecessary. Instead of having fun with a small group (Thanks COVID) of friends and family, I'll be hanging out at home waiting on call for a product launch. In my opinion, it should have been done on a non-holiday after hours. Am I being selfish?
Hogan
Not at all. Holidays aren't just for managers, though sometimes they forget that. Up side is that you might get (should get!) Time-and-half or even Double-Time for working on a holiday. At the very least you should get time off in lieu. Neither of which can adequately compensate for lost time with your nearest and dearest, but its better that a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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What is up with customers making a product launch for New Years Eve? I get that people have to work on holidays, but this seems unnecessary. Instead of having fun with a small group (Thanks COVID) of friends and family, I'll be hanging out at home waiting on call for a product launch. In my opinion, it should have been done on a non-holiday after hours. Am I being selfish?
Hogan
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We had a client that insisted that a project goes live before year end, even though we'd all be on vacation without support staff etc. Just because the project had to be done this year.
Ah yes, the year-end Holy Grail: "rev rec", or revenue recognition. Even though you haven't received the money (and may not for months), the customer commits to paying you and you can therefore 'recognize' that the revenue was received this year rather than when you actually deposit the money.
Software Zen:
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