Welp. Guess what? I'm in this training with literally my division boss, the one who foisted agile on us & several other div heads & a deputy director & various other upper level mgmt.

And I am not censoring & this just got really interesting.

I'm sitting next to him.

Sending much calming ~ma, sj.

I have never even heard of Agile!

Suggestion is that TCG write to his mom asking her to stop threatening and harassing us and that the lawyer will read and approve everything before we send it. In the meantime, if things escalate, we have documented everything with her.

And now I have to switch stress modes because ltc has an ultrasound today to make sure everything is still okay with the kidney issue she had when she was a baby.

Lunchtime summary: y'all, my senior leadership needs to go to counseling or organization therapy or something.

Health ~ma to ltc, sj!

I am in week three of bronchitis. The only plus is that I have been using it to avoid meetings (no one actually wants to be in a room with me).

If anyone knows of someone who could head up a small technical services department in my academic library who is looking for a new job, or finding themselves furloughed and who wants a lot more vacation than the Feds give, send them my way.

Also, I am supposed to be interviewing in less than 2 weeks for another job, and because of the bronchitis I have done next to nothing to prepare. There are so many reasons to leave my current position, and so many reasons to stay right where we are.

Ugh, agile. That's really all I have to say.

My last company officially transitioned from waterfall to agile right before I joined. In practice, they just continued doing things the old way but added a zillion agile-style meetings to it. It did not result in better outcomes.

In practice, they just continued doing things the old way but added a zillion agile-style meetings to it.

Ding ding ding! And if your reviewers never review stuff, then you can't ever close your issues!

Sorry for the stressful day, sj.

Good luck, sj! That's a lot in one day.

Feel better, Sparky! That sounds terrible.

I really have to get my shit together. I'm not very busy, but there is definitely stuff I could/should be doing. Instead I am just dicking around. I am just in the doldrums and should probably take some time off so I'm not faking it, but I was just on vacation!

Ding ding ding! And if your reviewers never review stuff, then you can't ever close your issues!

And yet it's still your fault that the things are open, don't forget!

My last company officially transitioned from waterfall to agile right before I joined. In practice, they just continued doing things the old way but added a zillion agile-style meetings to it.

THE WORST