Surviving blindness
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David Stone wrote: Actually, our company has vision What is it, how is the vision bought into by the likes of you and who drives this vision?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Actually, we're a title insurance company, so our vision isn't about technology. The department vision is to assist both our IT staff and occasionally help the production people. I'm currently the only real programmer...the other is getting out of programming and into the marketing technology side. So because of the size of the department, I pretty much just work on apps that help the IT guys, like ASP.NET bug-tracking software and change management stuff. So the vision that my dad(boss) puts forward is bought into by me because I like doing the stuff, like working with the IT guys more than the other nondeveloper and the guys in the marketing technology division, and like getting paid. :-D
I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET
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How, of those amongst you that do, survive working in a visionless company?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: How, of those amongst you that do, survive working in a visionless company? Take advantage of the vision package in your insurance plan.:rolleyes: BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
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How, of those amongst you that do, survive working in a visionless company?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Megan Forbes wrote: Please share some thoughts Ok, you asked for it. I'll try. But, like I said, it is silly. Preface: Before getting into software I was a “Process Engineer” working on a new chip manufacturing technology. As part of my job I traveled roughly 90% of the time doing process development at customer (Intel, Ti, Sony, Samsung…etc) sites. The core idea behind “marginal compliance” is that it is too rough (stress) emotionally to keep fighting the “Good Fight” on management’s or the customer’s terms. So, marginal compliance attempts to take a more relaxed and strategic approach. Plus, it is lots of fun. Lesson One: Play to their vanity. Every customer / manager wants to feel important and smarter than you. Use this to your advantage to get things done. Example The Problem: At a customer site in Seoul, SK in ’98 I was attempting to fix a “recipe” for their (silicon) wafers. However, the customer had their own ideas as what should work and would not allow me to change the parameters I knew would correct the “recipe.” The Solution: I realized that the customer clearly thought he knew more than me. So, I decided to play to this. I simply named a new “recipe” after the customer and one after myself and saved them on the system. I intentionally made his recipe inferior to mine while making mine far from optimum. During testing the customer became attached to his namesake and desperately wanted it to best mine. So, he began copying the parameters from mine to his after I left for the day. However, each morning I modified mine to make it closer to optimum. This went on for about a week until the customer ended up with the optimum “recipe” he had previously refused to test. There are more lessons like “Confuse them with color” and “Smile”. It is pretty long winded but, I have used the techniques several times on bosses and customers and managed fight the “Good Fight” without stressing out too much and often placing the stress on them. Chris Fill me with your knowledge, your wisdom, your coffee.
I thought that was the sort of thing you meant. I love this stuff - and use it all the time. However, it is unusual to come across a male who has mastered the art. :) You should think about writing an article on it actually - would be cool! :cool:
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
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Actually, we're a title insurance company, so our vision isn't about technology. The department vision is to assist both our IT staff and occasionally help the production people. I'm currently the only real programmer...the other is getting out of programming and into the marketing technology side. So because of the size of the department, I pretty much just work on apps that help the IT guys, like ASP.NET bug-tracking software and change management stuff. So the vision that my dad(boss) puts forward is bought into by me because I like doing the stuff, like working with the IT guys more than the other nondeveloper and the guys in the marketing technology division, and like getting paid. :-D
I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET
David Stone wrote: so our vision isn't about technology No companies vision should be technology. Not even Microsoft's, IBM's or even dev tool makers. Technology is an enabler, the vision is increased efficiency, productivity, easy of use etc. Making peoples lives better. Any company that focuses on technology and not users is IMO doing it wrong.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaChristopher Duncan wrote: Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)
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Dylan Kenneally wrote: You just have to. You keep your mouth shut, you prey the next redundancy letter doesn't have your name on it, and you get on with it. You find yourself relying on the community feel of CP, smoking more ciggies (just to get out of the office) and making far more coffee then can possibly be good for you. And that is a life?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: And that is a life? Nope. But what can you do? Plans are a brewing, and I will get myself out of this mess, but for now: code 'n' prey. :((
Dylan
"In meetings, the person who is least competent usually does the most talking. Talking is a direct substitute for competence, at least in the minds of other people. Five minutes after you leave a meeting, you won't remember what anyone said but you will remember who did most of the talking. Withing a day your mind will translate that into a notion that the talker was unusually knowledgeable" - Scott Adams, Dilbert and the way of the weasel
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Paul Watson wrote: And that is a life? Nope. But what can you do? Plans are a brewing, and I will get myself out of this mess, but for now: code 'n' prey. :((
Dylan
"In meetings, the person who is least competent usually does the most talking. Talking is a direct substitute for competence, at least in the minds of other people. Five minutes after you leave a meeting, you won't remember what anyone said but you will remember who did most of the talking. Withing a day your mind will translate that into a notion that the talker was unusually knowledgeable" - Scott Adams, Dilbert and the way of the weasel
Dylan Kenneally wrote: Nope. But what can you do? Plans are a brewing There we go, you are doing something, well done. Most people just code 'n' prey and hope they win the lotto or God hands them a miracle.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaChristopher Duncan wrote: Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)
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How, of those amongst you that do, survive working in a visionless company?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: How, of those amongst you that do, survive working in a visionless company? Close my eyes and hope for the best. I've done it for 14 years, it's kept me sane - just about. Michael Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go round -- Queen
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David Wulff wrote: They have a TGIF, so I guess there must be an OFIM. They do, though it's called "The Library" for some unknown reason. They serve rather good Long Island Ice Teas there... David Wulff wrote: eactly one year ago today I woke up at exactly the same time and went through exactly the same pointless routine, and the realisation that I can put money on the same being true in 365^n days time. Hmm, that's about where i am. Seems to be caused by staying at a job or residence for more than 2yrs at a stretch... Isn't rational though, more of a cop-out reason that gets latched onto when my own apathy becomes too lazy to come up with valid reasons for making me apathetic. Hope you feel better tomorrow...
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Shog9 Life seems pretty easy when it's from my easy chair And you're burnin up inside and no one cares...
Are you talking about "The Library" in Dinkytown (U of M)? Chris Richardson Programmers find all sorts of ingenious ways to screw ourselves over. - Tim Smith
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Are you talking about "The Library" in Dinkytown (U of M)? Chris Richardson Programmers find all sorts of ingenious ways to screw ourselves over. - Tim Smith