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d000hg replied

23 September 2009, 12:23
Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post

improved that for you

I guess what happens next depends how far up the food chain you are, and how closely the company follows The Process at all times.
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TimberWolf replied

23 September 2009, 11:53
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Fixed that for ya

Waste of space surely, or waste of waste?
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dang65 replied

23 September 2009, 11:53
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Contractor: I spotted an important bug and fixed it
PM: was this bug in the bug-tracker?
Contractor: no, but I realised it would...
PM: please stick to your assigned tasks in future, let me decide what's important

Ha. Just had this exact conversation with current PM. (Though he did say it with good humour, being a decent sort.)
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sasguru replied

23 September 2009, 11:52
Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post

Emptying the bin when it's full is active.
Emptying it when it's 1/3 full is a waste of time.

Fixed that for ya
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ThomasSoerensen replied

23 September 2009, 11:46
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Fixing a bug before it gets noticed by the customer is proactive in a good way, though I'm sure in many companies you'd not get treated that way...
PM: you are late on this task because you decided to go and make changes elsewhere?
Contractor: I spotted an important bug and fixed it
PM: was this bug in the bug-tracker?
Contractor: no, but I realised it would...
PM: please stick to your assigned tasks in future, let me decide what's important
Contractor: this would have caused problems later if I had not profylactively fixed it , you are a fooking idiot (no offence like)

improved that for you
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d000hg replied

23 September 2009, 11:25
Fixing a bug before it gets noticed by the customer is proactive in a good way, though I'm sure in many companies you'd not get treated that way...
PM: you are late on this task because you decided to go and make changes elsewhere?
Contractor: I spotted an important bug and fixed it
PM: was this bug in the bug-tracker?
Contractor: no, but I realised it would...
PM: please stick to your assigned tasks in future, let me decide what's important
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thunderlizard replied

23 September 2009, 11:15
Emptying the bin when it's full is active.
Emptying it when it's 1/3 full is proactive.
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Moscow Mule replied

23 September 2009, 11:10
Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View Post

Proactivity is to stop the activity becoming a necessity.

Is that a definition? A bit like preemptively doing something?
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The Lone Gunman replied

23 September 2009, 11:05
Proactivity is to stop the activity becoming a necessity.
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OrangeHopper replied

23 September 2009, 11:00
If it leads to an extension ....
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bogeyman replied

23 September 2009, 10:58
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

between actively doing something, and proactively doing it?

If you're 'proactively' doing it then your crawling up the manager's arse.
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DimPrawn replied

23 September 2009, 10:58
£5/hr
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23 September 2009, 10:58
What is the difference...

between actively doing something, and proactively doing it?
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