Has anyone ever had this feeling at a job?

[Demon-Xanth]

I feel like I'm trying to convince the captain of the Titanic to make a southern detour to avoid ice bergs.

I'm working on a project, and am trying to keep it from running into a problem that the last two or three major projects that I've worked on have had. And the people running the project won't listen to me because to avoid it, it means that they have to have thier stuff together, and that takes a hint of effort. Every step I try to take in the direction of having the project NOT run into problems runs into problems because the people associated with the project don't have thier stuff together.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Sounds like you need a new job with less lazy people.

 

[maximus maximus]

Time to change the ship and watch the other ship go down while sipping a cold beer.

At least, that is what I would do.

 

[nakedfrog]

Yep. And after a year of working on it, the project failed.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

competant PM's FTW!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
competant PM's FTW!

Or, you know, business units might consider requesting things that are reasonable instead of demanding changes to systems that affect 10 other groups and will cost more if the changes are implemented. PMs do some silly things sometimes, but the vast majority of issues that I've seen in projects are the result of individual business units not being able to step back and look outside their own little world.

ZV

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
competant PM's FTW!

Or, you know, business units might consider requesting things that are reasonable instead of demanding changes to systems that affect 10 other groups and will cost more if the changes are implemented. PMs do some silly things sometimes, but the vast majority of issues that I've seen in projects are the result of individual business units not being able to step back and look outside their own little world.

ZV

Well, this one is more of a situation where the two major people on the project is one person who's goal is to do as little as possible and one who is too new to know how to do things right. The former being the project's lead.

 

[JDMnAR1]

Oh yeah - fun feeling isn't it?

 

[meltdown75]

Yes.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: JDMnAR1
Oh yeah - fun feeling isn't it?

Sure is. And I'm also the guy who has the enviable job of fixing any problems that crop up.

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: JDMnAR1
Oh yeah - fun feeling isn't it?

Sure is. And I'm also the guy who has the enviable job of fixing any problems that crop up.

Same here - :beer: on me. Sucks to be us.

 

[jadinolf]

I have never had a boss who could do any portion of my job.

Pitiful, isn't it?