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[HairyArsedBloke]

It's been one of those days

Welcome to my world.

My day has seen me up to my neck in merde too. As is normal, it's all of my own making too.

Got to demonstrate something later this week and I thought that I'd give things a 'once over' and generate some screen shots. I found loads of broken things and bad data in the subject I wanted to demo.

[cojak]

He's insecure, he knows he's screwed up and his failure to intimidate you has made him feel even smaller. He was banking on a bit of grandstanding and bluster to dig him out of the hole he's in.
Enjoy ...

It's made him look like a loon.

I made sure that I met with the other stakeholders individually and they were relieved that someone had finally got a handle on the project.

Or so they thought.

[norrahe]

You and me, kiddoh.

This afternoon I got flamed by a senior manager at a stakeholder's meeting who trashed me, my work, my project and my programme.

Apparently Clientco had tried the same business change 3 years ago, spent oodles of money producing something that everyone had ignored. And why hadn't we learned those lessons?

I didn't respond that since he was on the programme board 1) he should have mentioned this previous project because no-one else knew about it and 2) he approved the business case and PID.

What I did do however was to stay calm and deal with his ranting rationally, which only made him angrier.

I didn't realise that I might enjoy what to the rest of the audience was a horrible experience (it stopped being a meeting and quickly became theatre). But I did - I've done my job well, others will have to pick up the pieces.

So I have no idea what work I'll be doing tomorrow (apart from invoicing, obviously).

He hasn't even go the satisfaction of cancelling my contract because I'm into my notice period.

Ah well, the life of a contractor, eh?

It's always nice to point out where others have failed

Problem I have is everyone realises someone is making a complete mess of their project, which impacts mine and myself and another PM are picking up the pieces lest our projects got to hell in a handbasket.

The audacity is, is that these morons are b*ggering orf on hols for a week when they should be sorting out their mess.

I think I will be having major words with the programme manager tomorrow.

At my last clientco, these guys would have been hauled over the coals for this level of merde.

Must remember to go on holiday at a crucial point in my project.

Am appalled at what permies can get away with these days

[norrahe]

It's made him look like a loon.

I made sure that I met with the other stakeholders individually and they were relieved that someone had finally got a handle on the project.

Or so they thought.

At least you're outta there in the next couple of weeks.

[shaunbhoy]

Well, I can relate to what you are saying. For me, yesterday was designed to be a slowish day working from home as I was due to travel up to do a 2-day training course in Coventry, returning home tomorrow night and going straight on leave until August 2nd.
Around lunchtime yesterday I decided to switch on my "Out of Office" assistant letting people know that I would be "Out of the Office" from yesterday afternoon onwards, to all intents and purposes.
Bimbled up to Coventry, checked into the hotel and had some nosh and a few drinks on the company before hitting the sack.
Headed to the Training Centre this morning, and when nobody had shown up by start time, I rang the Instructor.
"Oh we cancelled the Course as you are on Leave!" he says.
"Well I am not on Leave until after the course finishes in actual fact" says I.
"Oh I thought you were on Leave as I sent a mail yesterday and got a mail saying so"
"Not exactly, the mail only said that I would be "Out of the Office", did you not check with our Secretary as she has a spreadsheet detailing our whereabouts?"
"Well I did, and it said you were not on Leave, but I did not want to ring you in case you were away on Holiday somewhere"

FFS!!!! So I had to check out the hotel and spend the day travelling back to Devon in the rain, and the Training will all have to be rescheduled. What possesses these people to try and think for themselves?
TBH, I think he was just looking for an excuse to can the Training for his own reasons. And now I have to go into work tomorrow as well!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

[sasguru]

stakeholder's :

That word needs to stop being used.

[darmstadt]

I don't even know what a PM is which makes my life a lot easier I presume the bloke who hired me and chairs the weekly meeting, when I go, is the PM as he seems to be in lots of meetings. They ask me to do something, I say okay, give them some techie waffle and then bugger off for the week. Keep getting extended as well

Not too sure what will happen on the one day contract in Zurich this Friday though. The company that I'm going to provide service to IBs and private banks and seem to think I work for the worlds largest computer firm. I'm not too sure what I'm meant to be doing as no one from clientco (worlds largest computer company) is going to be there and don't really have any specs. I expect I'll get a follow on though to actually do the work (hopefully ) The only trouble is I have to fob off the Thu/Fri contract somehow which is a bit of a pain as that needs to be finished by the end of the month and I haven't really done much. Keep trying to get the permies to do it, they only need to follow my instructions, but can't seem to and the manager (PM?) is off sick but somehow manages to catch me while I'm sitting sunbathing on the balcony asking how its going

[SupremeSpod]

Sorry you lot have had a crap day, mine was great apart from having to kick all the Bobs out of the office again tonight.

[shaunbhoy]

Sorry you lot have had a crap day, mine was great apart from having to kick all the Bobs out of the office again tonight.

I would have thought that a high spot??

[Doggy Styles]

Sorry you lot have had a crap day, mine was great apart from having to kick all the Bobs out of the office again tonight.

How did they get in? Don't you lock up at night?