Red Squirrel
No Lifer
I just completed the initial user training for our new Grand Unified Database of Everything®. The new database goes live in July. The collection of old databases it is replacing have used the same user interfaces since the 1980s. I wonder how many long-term employees will retire/resign by the end of July? The new user interface is okay but it's different.
The company tried updating the databases back in the late 90s and the effort collapsed when they realized, very late in the process, that they would have to train all employees to use Unix in order to access the database. Geezer employees still have the nifty coffee mugs the company had made to celebrate and promote the new database.
Reminds me when I worked in a hospital. We'd spend months on a project, only for it to be rolled back once it goes live, because despite all the meetings and supposedly due diligence, they never actually consulted the actual users that will be using it, and either they just plain hated or it was not usable due to workflow issues. The amount of money that got wasted there made me sick. I guess I was in the right place for that.
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