'Out Of Gas'
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.
I may have to ask the other business analyst. I'm senior to him, but he's been at the company longer, so maybe there's specific here culture that I'm missing that I can apply.
I would try that, ita !. There's probably no way to make that group comply, but there has to be some way to CYA.
ita !, I don't suppose you have any ability to get the developers' supervisors to threaten to discipline them somehow? (Bad mark on their permanent records?) Or maybe it's too late for that?
I have little management experience myself--wish I could help more...
CYA as much as you can.
Kat, I do. Insent.
What a mess, ita.
Are you watching someone masturbate?
I see what you did there.
Interestingly enough, the "incompetent" developer caught a number of errors that the evasive fuckup made yesterday, documented them, and walked him through them this morning. I was all tingly inside, let me tell you. I'm afraid, though, that if I compliment her to her higher ups, they'll not realise how low a bar was set, and think I mean she's great, as opposed to surprising me with a flash of competence (they are errors I should have been able to spot, had I had the files). But her taking the lead in getting the other guy up to speed on correcting them is definitely admirable and back-pat-worthy.
This short-term this-weekend stress is the patch and small enhancement release for the primary systems I work on, as opposed to a project for a specific new feature or integration. These happen anywhere from monthly to quarterly, depending on what we can get away with (it used to feel like weekly, but that's one of the reasons I don't have the same boss I used to). This is the first I've PMed--normally I just manage the corner of it that is the system for which I bear direct responsibility, not the whole platform that my co-workers support too.
Ack! Overwhelm! Overwhelm! But the BA who normally does this assures me it always runs close to the wire, so I don't feel exceptionally useless. But he's normally so calm and collected when he does this--and he does this every other time. Fuck, man. How does he handle this insanity? And these developers?
Interestingly enough, my manager wants to talk to me next week about the developer who was driving me particularly batshit this week. I did kinda let slip (you know how emails can get the better of you...) that he was the reason we were sliding this late.
Thai food for lunhch was delicious, but my stomach is still a wee to stressed out. Any time at all in the heat (and it is hot outside) and I feel nauseted. anything too sweet and I feel nauseated. I want nothing right now but really cold water, and I still think I might be sick.
At least big boss is gone for the day.
Yay, Strix! I would also be happy to come over all chill and meet the stepson if that makes things easier for you.
Kat, I'm actually on my way home right now. I'll be home for almost a week and then head out for the Kansas leg of the tour. Then home again, throw the show here, then out for the New Mexico leg.
ita !, that does sound miserable. DO YOUR JOBS, PEOPLES!
ita !, that sort of stuff is why I'd rather develop than be in any way in charge of other developers. ::shudder::
I'm watching the Olympic opening ceremony live right now. It has been pretty excruciating so far. OTOH, the Queen and James Bond just jumped out of a helicopter together, and you don't see that every day. Thank goodness.