Post #192,747
2/2/05 9:49:37 PM
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I hope I don't see you here, then!
Except to hear that you're doing well, of course. Make hay while the sun shines...
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] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #192,769
2/2/05 10:49:14 PM
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So far so good
This afternoon our team had a meeting with our boss's boss, and HIS boss, as we discussed the project, the scope creep, the set in concrete delivery date, and the flexibility that we're designing into the database and the GUI for future business requirements. Our two business analysts/project managers answered a lot of questions from both of them, and in the end, they satisfied the directors. The other contractor and I were introduced at the end of the meeting, where the lead ba/pm said that "we have brought these two on board, they were the best that we interviewed, and that with their help we see no reason why we won't deliver on time". A public "atta boy" that sure felt good!
lincoln
"Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #192,774
2/2/05 11:18:35 PM
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atta boy!
[link|http://forfree.sytes.net|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #192,789
2/3/05 1:21:13 AM
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Good to hear
knowing some of the things you've dealt with and are going through, I'm glad you're getting some positives in your life! Here's to more! *clink*
(Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout tonight..tasty stuff!)
--
Steve
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Post #193,233
2/6/05 2:29:35 PM
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Re: Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout
Never had it. Was at a friend's house last night. He has a keg of Heineken delivered every month. Couldn't beat the price!
lincoln
"Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #192,822
2/3/05 9:55:24 AM
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Congrats!
Any chance of it becoming a full time job?
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #193,234
2/6/05 2:35:57 PM
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Could be
When I filled out the paperwork for the badge and parking sticker, the manager I report to left the "To" date blank. When I pointed it out to hiim, he said that "there's plenty of things to do here that will keep you busy". Impression given by him and one of the project managers is that there's a lot in the pipeline this year, so if they don't ask me to go perm it looks like there's enough timeline to get an extension.
Perm would be nice; just have to wait and see what unfolds.
lincoln
"Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #193,255
2/6/05 3:53:03 PM
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Nice!
[link|http://forfree.sytes.net|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #193,052
2/4/05 2:15:34 PM
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Atta boy...V2.0
Make your boss look good, and you'll look great. (And it's good to see that things are beginning to turn around for you, linc.)
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #193,126
2/5/05 2:31:15 AM
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Good luck!
But stay aware of how much things are slipping, and watch out for yourself. "Adding people to a late project makes it later" and all that may mean that, no matter how much everyone wants to believe otherwise, a deathmarch might be starting.
However if you're going to observe a deathmarch, there are worse places to do it than from the position of being paid overtime. Particularly if you need the money.
Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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