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Somedays I just have to laugh

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HumblePie

HumblePie

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So I'm on the phone with a customer for whom I am writing software for. This is a GS13 for those that know DoD civilian ranks. I asked the question, "Can you email later how you are defining your resources?"

This question was in regards to a project I am working for in displaying data for him in a webpage. Basically I was expecting him to define something along the lines of how many soldiers or workers or man hours or something like that. A specific definition.

Instead he emails me back the merriam webster definition of the word "Resources."
 
You know, I would almost feel sorry for you, but then I remembered that I have to put up with civilians like that who work for the Corps of Engineers.

<--Private General Contractor
 
roguerower said:
You know, I would almost feel sorry for you, but then I remembered that I have to put up with civilians like that who work for the Corps of Engineers.

<--Private General Contractor
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Tell me about it I have to put up with idiotic Private General Contractors like rogu ... oh wait.
 
Farmer said:
You're fucked you have to work with that guy.
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No shit, and now he's out of the office so I can't finish this damn page. So next week when the colonel or general asks why my project isn't done it's going to look really bad on me. Good thing they are pretty stupid about computers too. Just means I got to come up with something like, "The flux capacitor went out in the central server and the <insert stupid military acronym here> went haywire with the Mr Fusion Module."

At which point they'll pretend to know exactly what I'm talking about and ask, "So who's butt do I need to light a fire under to get all that fixed?"

At which point I'll say, "Already taken care of. I had <insert some random guy working at the computers the colonel may have seen the name of once in some paperwork> get right on it. So I'll have everything done by X date."

Unfortunately I can't just call out the stupidity of the GS13 for it in the first place. Damn politics.
 
HumblePie said:
No shit, and now he's out of the office so I can't finish this damn page. So next week when the colonel or general asks why my project isn't done it's going to look really bad on me. Good thing they are pretty stupid about computers too. Just means I got to come up with something like, "The flux capacitor went out in the central server and the <insert stupid military acronym here> went haywire with the Mr Fusion Module."

At which point they'll pretend to know exactly what I'm talking about and ask, "So who's butt do I need to light a fire under to get all that fixed?"

At which point I'll say, "Already taken care of. I had <insert some random guy working at the computers the colonel may have seen the name of once in some paperwork> get right on it. So I'll have everything done by X date."

Unfortunately I can't just call out the stupidity of the GS13 for it in the first place. Damn politics.
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You are auditioning for a TV show and this is part of the plot. You are in character and practicing on ATOT. Good luck with the audition.
 
Farmer said:
You are auditioning for a TV show and this is part of the plot. You are in character and practicing on ATOT. Good luck with the audition.
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I wish. I also hate the fact I usually have to come up with 5 different concepts of the same idea all the time but only present one and hope it goes through. Why?

Never present someone with authority in the military or DoD with more than 2 choices. Best not to give them a choice. Otherwise they'll never make a decision. And when they do, it is never for anything that you already presented. Best is to give them something and let them accept it or not. If they don't like it, which happens half the time, they'll come up with their "own" ideal now that they have something to look at to get an idea of what they wanted all along in the first place.

This is why I do 5 different things; cause chances are this "new" idea they just had was something I already though of and already finished. This way I can say, "Sure I can do that, but give me x amount of time to complete that." Unfortunately, I can't just give it to them right then, or they'll want me to do something completely different.

You see it's all about alpha dog syndrome and/or who has the bigger penis syndrome with these guys. Unless it is THEIR idea and you had to work for that idea then it won't be "acceptable" to them.
 
I just exchanged emails with someone who has the exact same name as one of the Boston Red Sox.

It's a shared mailbox, and he doesn't know who I am, so I almost signed my email "Dustin Pedroia"

I pussied out though.
 
Farmer said:
Tell me about it I have to put up with idiotic Private General Contractors like rogu ... oh wait.
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That one went right over my head. Sorry, it's been a long day filled with beating subs to do their work instead of just fucking around as usual.
 
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