Most disastrous project you've ever worked on

[minestrone]

I worked on a system that would fall over about 3 times a week out of hours, this involved one of the permies getting called and if they were unreachable I would get called as I lived 5 minutes away from the site. One time I got called in after drinking a litre of wine and 6 pints of Stella.

The system was beyond repair but when they offered me a year extension I refactored the exception handling through the whole application for a quiet life.

12 months later I was out of a job becasue there were never any problems, there was also one less contract role in the UK.

Bugger fixing anything.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

meh, sounds like a mandate for apathy. my company solves problems and leaves things in a better state at clientco than they were before: it's possible to do this without being obnoxious. anyone who worries that this will get them fired needs to get some self-respect, and possibly upgrade their skills.

You must have been working at some much more enlightened cleintcos than the ones I've been at. You're right though, it is a mandate for apathy. I regularly talk to cleintco people who say "yes we know this is crazy but....." Being obnoxious or nice doesn't make any difference, and I always try to give the client the benefit of my previous experience - but in the end, you can lead a horse to water........

[Moscow Mule]

This one ******* useless *****.

[lambrini_socialist]

12 months later I was out of a job becasue there were never any problems, there was also one less contract role in the UK.

Bugger fixing anything.

i refer the honourable gentleman to my previous remark concerning professional standards....

Lamb

lift up off the seat a little, I cant hear you clearly.

There are times when its the right thing to make waves, there are times when it isnt. I have not done a single contract where I could not have shot the whole thing down in flames. It's easy. It's not always right

best lay off the Special Brew for a bit, eh?