Never as complicated or sophisticated as client makes out

[psychocandy]

I generally think it's best to not use some of the more exotic features of MS Office because you can be sure that as soon as you move up to the next version of Windows all your supposedly clever macros, templates, database links and so on will break and you´ll have to spend months sorting them out. Besides, it´s not big and clever, it´s just showing off without actually making something people want to buy.

Agreed. Many years ago when I was a junior desktop one of the secretaries asked me how to do xyz in wordperfect (shows how long ago). Buggered if I know I told her - you know more about it than me (she used it all day every day). She was aghast that I worked in IT and didnt know every feature of every single software package that every person in the company used.....

[doodab]

Agreed. Many years ago when I was a junior desktop one of the secretaries asked me how to do xyz in wordperfect (shows how long ago). Buggered if I know I told her - you know more about it than me (she used it all day every day). She was aghast that I worked in IT and didnt know every feature of every single software package that every person in the company used.....

People do this to me with bloody iPads all the time. I just take it off them, ask them how to get google, and then google for what they want and help them do it. Once they see how easy it is they rarely ask again without at least trying that first.

[MicrosoftBob]

People do this to me with bloody iPads all the time. I just take it off them, ask them how to get google, and then google for what they want and help them do it. Once they see how easy it is they rarely ask again without at least trying that first.

Then laugh as you watch them google for googles website

[doodab]

Then laugh as you watch them google for googles website

Luckily I don't know many people that thick.

[Mich the Tester]

Luckily I don't know many people that thick.

Let me google that for you

[Scruff]

See if you can get into IBM

I've been there for 4 years...plus ca change, plus a la meme chose!

[Platypus]

I've been there for 4 years...plus ca change, plus a la meme chose!

Only 4 years?!

[TheFaQQer]

Anyone ever got to client site on first day and thought Wow this really is a complex environment I didnt expect this?

Rarely on the first day.

I've worked in on many complex implementations, though, from a business requirements perspective, a technical implementation perspective, and a UI requirements perspective.

I can't think of a project that I've work on where I've thought "that's straightforward".

[BigTime]

I can't think of a project that I've work on where I've thought "that's straightforward".

See if you can get a tape changer contract

[d000hg]

Anyone ever got to client site on first day and thought Wow this really is a complex environment I didnt expect this?

In my experience, you go to interview, clients tells you how big, complicated, cool their set up is. Then they tell you how busy it is and how hard everyone works.

You get there on first day and your unimpressed. Nothing big or complicated.
Place is like a country club and post-3pm on a friday theres no-one there.

I think its a permie thing. They get so wrapped up in their own little world they think its brilliant. Of course, us contractors generally see a bit more and how other companies work too.

Of course, not that I'm complaining aboiut working in a country club environment mind!

Maybe you only get offered easy contracts.