I just had a somewhat reassuring talk with my manager about the temporary reassignment -- he's of the opinion that the E-Commerce section is the least fucked-up module of the SAP reconnect, so I may be dealing with something that is at least tolerable. But still.. it's E-Com, so intended to be used by customers, so it'd better have a user-friendly interface, which I have yet to see demonstrated in a single SAP module to date.
Don't let the space bugs bite!
Kaylee ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Apr 07, 2006 12:05:44 pm PDT #9554 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jessica - Apr 07, 2006 12:13:12 pm PDT #9555 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Because mamangement is unwilling to allocate their resources to the requirements gathering process, requirements fall by the wayside.
This is the problem where I work. It's an ungodly bureaucratic company, and there's really nothing anyone can do about it. It's just too big.
But our website was completely unusable to Mac-users for almost a year after its launch, and that's a huge chunk of clients in the video production business. We pointed this out repeatedly to Management, and then got bitched at for not making enough web sales. And so it goes.
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2006 12:15:31 pm PDT #9556 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Christ, that's a horrible typo.
Co-worker one cube over must have been making a private call. Otherwise the number of times she yawned broadly is beyond the pale. I could see her rear molars every time. Because I couldn't not look. It's like cars keep crashing just three feet over.
Sheryl - Apr 07, 2006 12:18:05 pm PDT #9557 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Looks like a quiet weekend here. Tomorrow I have to wrestle the cat into her carrier to bring her to the vet for her annual checkup. Joy.
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2006 1:18:30 pm PDT #9558 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, my. I'm to be managing a project whose goals include "restore user confidence in the XYZ infrastructure and their support team." I thought that "perform ABC with efficiency" was going to be hard to make 'SMART' (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and tangible).
Yoinks.
sarameg - Apr 07, 2006 2:02:56 pm PDT #9559 of 10001
"Joe whines only once a week." "George reduced to tears after 3 weeks, not two." " Users stop using the word fuck in their support calls."
I get to have a driving adventure tonight. I'm hoping it isn't where I think it is.
Jesse - Apr 07, 2006 2:17:39 pm PDT #9560 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't suppose there are/could be surveys, ita? That's pretty much the only way for SMART, I'd think.
So, turns out I'm pretty good at eating an avocado a day after all.
amych - Apr 07, 2006 2:20:43 pm PDT #9561 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I hate SMART. (And I think I hate our version even more, since it includes "Relevant". Bah.)
Jesse - Apr 07, 2006 2:21:19 pm PDT #9562 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I hate SMART.
Anti-intellectual.
amych - Apr 07, 2006 2:22:45 pm PDT #9563 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
My secret anti-intellectualism is the only reason I've survived all these decades of hanging around universities.