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Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
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DebetEsse - Aug 25, 2006 7:55:10 pm PDT #272 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
P.M. Marc - Aug 25, 2006 7:58:59 pm PDT #273 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yo.
Anne W. - Aug 25, 2006 8:01:22 pm PDT #274 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Heya. Glad someone's around. Anyhow, right before I leave for the day, I discover that the document a co-worker gave me to edit and publish a few weeks back was the wrong document. In other words, she was working on an older version, and it didn't have some legally mandated changes incorporated into it. It's a training manual, and I discover the error when I'm comparing the teacher's notes (which I'm now editing) to it.
Part of me is thinking that it is her responsibility to make sure the changes were in there. The other part of me thinks I should have known to check, especially since this co-worker has been known to screw up before.
Yeah, rationally, I know that only a some of the responsibility rests on me, but I'm still freaking out. I'm exhausted, but can't fall asleep. This is too reminiscent of some situations from my old job. I'm also not looking forward to doing the cleanup on this project, as I'm already strapped for time.
DebetEsse - Aug 25, 2006 8:07:57 pm PDT #275 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I get the sleepless stress thing. But, really, ultimately, you aren't responsible for doing someone else's job.
DavidS - Aug 25, 2006 8:08:55 pm PDT #276 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Don't freak out, Anne.
The main thing is that (a) the co-worker made the original error; and (b) you did catch it before it went out. It sucks that you didn't catch it earlier, but those two factors take the onus off you.
Also, it means you did your function in the error trapping process. It has layers for a reason and you did catch it at your level. Ideally earlier, but still, it's caught.
P.M. Marc - Aug 25, 2006 8:10:37 pm PDT #277 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Anne, there's only so much you can be expected to check for, and this degree of fuck up is beyond that level.
Anne W. - Aug 25, 2006 8:11:55 pm PDT #278 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
The problem is, the part with the error has gone out. There's time to catch it, but still...
Part of what's freaking me out is wondering how much else slipped through the cracks and how much time (time that I don't have) I'm going to have to spend fixing it.
Anne W. - Aug 25, 2006 8:13:35 pm PDT #279 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
And thanks for the encouragement, everyone. I just wish my subconscious would listen to reason and let me sleep.
P.M. Marc - Aug 25, 2006 8:13:36 pm PDT #280 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Do you have other co-workers who can help check, and a complete list of every file she's touched?
Anne W. - Aug 25, 2006 8:15:12 pm PDT #281 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
That's probably what it's going to come down to. Problem is, we're down by one person, and people are swamped.
At least my boss knows this person has a history of screwups, and has asked me to document everything I get from this person.