The Pragmatic Heretic
Pragmatic - (prag·mat·ic), adjective. Of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
Heretic - (her·e·tic), noun. Anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Not really the end

I guess I put that we'd reached the end of my current project in quotes for a good reason in that last post...we're not quite there yet. I was supposed to have a four-day weekend the week before my last post to make up for all of the weekends and holidays I've had to sacrifice so far but ended up working 2 of the 4 days. My plan was to take Monday and Tuesday of this week off and get out of town for a few days but that's not happening now either.

This is truly the never-ending project.

We haven't received any word on whether our bid appeal was accepted or not. The word is that we'll hear about that late tomorrow (sometime Tuesday, Philippines time).

I'm sure all of this is *very* exciting to whoever's reading this. Trust me - I can't wait to get back to regular programming (actually having a life outside work).

posted by Jessica at 12:30 AM
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2 Comments:

  • So... if the guys are just waiting to find out if the appeal to the bid is accepted, what do they have you working on?

    It seems like if there's any time they should let you take a break, it's now.

    But then, maybe they're just in the habbit of always asking you to burn the midnight oil. Asking for 110% is the "default" setting.

    It's like when I call the cable company at 3:00am, it always says, "Sorry for the long wait, but we are currently experiencing high call volume" and I think to myself, "NO YOU"RE NOT!!!"

    It's just that they've decided waiting on hold for 15 minutes is fine, at any time of the day, so in the day they have just enough people to make you wait 15 minutes before you get a person, and at night they've got one guy holding down the fort for 3 states.

    I guess it's cheaper than getting more people. :/

    By Blogger The Talking Tranny, At May 11, 2009 3:03 PM  

  • I can't really get into details, but the requirements have changed a number of times and we're playing catch up. We're also getting ready to demo the system to a couple of other potential customers who each have their own requirements.

    I guess this is just another example of a company trying to do more with less. Even though it's been grueling, I'm definitely happy to be part of the "less" right now.

    By Blogger Jessica, At May 11, 2009 8:43 PM  

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