23 Apr
2002
23 Apr
'02
4:43 p.m.
It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once stated:
From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc(a)conman.org>
So which way do you want it, Richard? And I quote *YOU* by the way:
It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher
once stated:
I was referring to the fact the guys who held their noses and plowed ahead,
using what the boss wanted (he's the guy who signs the checks, after all.)
still have their jobs while you, though you're "clearly" superior in your
judgment, are not. Not everybody objects to "dying with your boots on," by
the way. There's a lesson there, isn't there?
Really? Please, do tell me what that lesson is. No, I don't wonder. This situation can't be
blamed on the mangers either,
though, because the programmers shouldn't tolerate this.
And ...
Usually schedule and workload can be adjusted early in
the project, so if it
doesn't suit you, or, if, early in the progress of the work, you discover a
serious obstacle, that can be dealt with rationally. If you just quietly go
away, letting him plan his schedule on your acceptance of his schedule and
task loading, it's on you.
Or how about:
Perhaps the programmers should simply refuse to work
that way, rather than
abjectly refusing to adhere to formal specifications, established policies,
etc.
So what, exactly, is the lesson there? You're giving mixes messages here
Richard.
-spc (Just don't force me to die with my boots on ... )