Tulip gig - coping mechanisms

[eek]

Very helpful, thank you.

Yep got the iPad on their guest wifi for muzak.

PS: sig sorted so how about the avatar

I forgot my current management viewpoint.

I'm only here for the entertainment.....

[suityou01]

Very helpful, thank you.

Yep got the iPad on their guest wifi for muzak.

PS: sig sorted so how about the avatar

Good point. Past 12th night now so I'm doomed.

[SpontaneousOrder]

Write a Jenkins plugin so that the build monitor also displays on the giant 42" screen, for all to see, a rolling counter titled "Damon's earnings so far:" which updates a penny and a half, or whatever it is, every second.

[Mich the Tester]

Was stunningly depressing when I worked for AB Automotive at the worst rate ever.

Was that the Ford factory in Belgiumland?

[tarbera]

For a laugh

Apart from keeping a total of the revenue earned what are your coping mechanisms for tulip gigs?

I am 10 days in and the programme is a car crash happening in slow motion. I am not in a role to influence it so already having a challenge keeping my mouth shut and motivation is already waining!

Not whinging guys I just thought it would be interesting to hear how peeps deal with tulip gigs...

So far mine are:

1. Spreadsheet tracking revenue earned to date
2. Get out the office at lunch for a walk
3. Remember what the bench was like
4. Getting a days work done in half a day and working on Plan B...

Pick there oldest biggest program and rewite it for them without being asked

[NotAllThere]

Don't really know as all my gigs have been complete successes.

[suityou01]

[NotAllThere]

Preferably using APL if at all possible.

You mean on an iPad?

[DirtyDog]

Don't really know as all my gigs have been complete successes.

[NickFitz]

5 Take iPod, and listen to music / radio / podcasts while you work. You could be learning Spanish for example.

That should work well:

"What's the matter with the new contractor?"

"Blowed if I know. He just sits there all day saying strange things in poor Spanish."

"What kind of things?"

"Oh, 'When does the parade of the bullfighters begin?', 'Where is my rug?' - weird, random stuff. I think he's cracking up, to be honest."

"Hmm, OK, better call security and a doctor with a large net…"

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