Rant alert: Permie slackers

[eek]

[Begin of Rant]

Last Friday: Permie App developer gets assigned to build my app. I insist that we go away to another site and not the regular office as people tend to pull him into their issues and hijack him from his desk. I get an approval and we decide to start work on Monday at this site.

Monday: The App developer asks me "nicely" that he needs to fix some urgent issues on some other project and eats half the day away. Post lunch, we sit together and I take him through the grand plan which is perfectly do-able though slightly complicated. He moans a bit that it is a bit complex as it involves offline working

Tuesday: He comes in and starts complaining that he's got a headache. Moans all day about simplifying the app to work only in online mode. Says that he might take a bit more time than planned if it were to work in offline mode.

Wednesday: Calls in Off sick

Today: Calls in off sick and says that he will work from home "if it is really urgent"


Any permie slackers reading this, please go to Wickes, get one of these and shove it up your unlubricated arse.

If your miserable lowlife budget doesn't permit you to get one of them, try one of these.

[End of Rant]

and breathe.

You reveal an awful lot about yourself in that rant.
And a lot of it isn't good...

[suityou01]

You reveal an awful lot about yourself in that rant.
And a lot of it isn't good...

To be fair he revealed an awful lot of himself in that avatar.

I wonder what he revealed to that poor permie to make him go on the sick.

[FatLazyContractor]

You reveal an awful lot about yourself in that rant.
And a lot of it isn't good...

You are not that permie App developer are you ?!!!

[psychocandy]

Who cares what the permies are playing at? You've done your bit and if the work isnt done then you can explain why.

Must admit I dont see why its an issue for you.

One the reasons I contract is because I dont have to get involved with this sort of thing.

[eek]

You are not that permie App developer are you ?!!!

Contractor but also a dev..... There is particular 1 line within your rant that shows you are a clueless dangerous would you like to guess which one it is...

[FatLazyContractor]

Contractor but also a dev..... There is particular 1 line within your rant that shows you are a clueless dangerous would you like to guess which one it is...

No, please educate!

[suityou01]

[woohoo]

[Begin of Rant]
Monday: The App developer asks me "nicely" that he needs to fix some urgent issues on some other project and eats half the day away. Post lunch, we sit together and I take him through the grand plan which is perfectly do-able though slightly complicated. He moans a bit that it is a bit complex as it involves offline working

[End of Rant]

and breathe.

Out of interest as a designer and analyst how do you know it's perfectly do-able? It does kinda piss me off when you speak to someone and they try to rail road an application or system despite concerns, sure your not doing that?

[FatLazyContractor]

Out of interest as a designer and analyst how do you know it's perfectly do-able? It does kinda piss me off when you speak to someone and they try to rail road an application or system despite concerns, sure your not doing that?

Have you heard of 'Delivered in the past' ?

[FatLazyContractor]

And yes, he said it was a piece of cake for him on Friday - Both offline and online working.

Development time quoted was 1 week, but he says it could take him atleast two weeks at the end of Tuesday.

Previous experience for a similar app with more functionality than this says it CANNOT take more than 2 weeks for a seasoned developer.

What do you expect me to do? Sick his duck for the build?