Lunchtime summary: y'all, my senior leadership needs to go to counseling or organization therapy or something.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 10, 2019 7:04:17 am PST #3758 of 30019
Sparky1 - Jan 10, 2019 7:08:22 am PST #3759 of 30019
Librarian Warlord
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.
Jessica - Jan 10, 2019 7:12:30 am PST #3760 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.
Dana - Jan 10, 2019 7:26:58 am PST #3761 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
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.
Jesse - Jan 10, 2019 8:38:23 am PST #3762 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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!
EpicTangent - Jan 10, 2019 8:42:25 am PST #3763 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
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!
amych - Jan 10, 2019 8:43:09 am PST #3764 of 30019
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
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
Jesse - Jan 10, 2019 9:10:36 am PST #3765 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, there is someone in a junior position here whose name is 100% the roller derby name of someone else in a senior position: The senior person is (not actually, but e.g.) Buffy Claymore, and the junior person is Buffy Slaymore!!
lisah - Jan 10, 2019 9:14:53 am PST #3766 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
the sooner you adapt all the silly corporate rules to a structure that actually works for you, the more actually agile you'll be.
This!!!
-t - Jan 10, 2019 9:37:08 am PST #3767 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooooh, that's awesome Jesse!
Communications class is fine, I guess. We are getting lunch, so that's something.