Reply to: Bankers bonuses, chock full of zeroes!

[Mich the Tester]

I hear that UBS are considering cutting Kweku Adobeli's bonus.

Can't the taxpayer cough up another few billion?

Apparently they're going to make 2000 more redundancies than originally planned so as to make up the shortfall.

[BrilloPad]

I hear that UBS are considering cutting Kweku Adobeli's bonus.

Can't the taxpayer cough up another few billion?

[shaunbhoy]

Bob is OK, but doesn't listen sometimes

Yes, I can well imagine you having that affect on the unwary. Fall into a coma does he?

[AtW]

Bob is OK, but doesn't listen sometimes and I havr to go over the same thing 2 or 3 times.

Ever considered that you are part of the problem?

[Mich the Tester]

Indeed. If Bob is going to be a code monkey, we need to move up the value chain.

Yep, and that's exactly what I try to tell IT nerds here in NL, but some just don't get it. Other possible approaches; you need to either be so specialised that Bob can't do your job (yet) or gain the skills to win the trust of and influence the top decision makers in organisations to do things your way. As for testers; too many testers try to turn the trade into rocket science with complex methodologies, formal techniques, ridiculous templates for every document and anal retentive discussions about how to make bells and whistles test reports in excel, when actually what the people at the top want to hear in a timeframe of max 5 minutes is what works, what doesn't work, what risks that brings and how you suggest they can get things sorted. Just being a competent coder/tester/sys admin won't keep you in work very long. Then again, best not to tell people to often as I wouldn't want to help my competitors too much.

[sasguru]

So your Plan G could be a 'telling Bob what to do' service?

Indeed. If Bob is going to be a code monkey, we need to move up the value chain.

[Mich the Tester]

Bob is OK, but doesn't listen sometimes and I havr to go over the same thing 2 or 3 times.
On the whole I'm reasonably impressed with his work.

So your Plan G could be a 'telling Bob what to do' service?

[sasguru]

Bob is OK, but doesn't listen sometimes and I havr to go over the same thing 2 or 3 times.
On the whole I'm reasonably impressed with his work.

[sasguru]

Which stage is selling it ... 9?

A damn sight sooner than the years it took you. And we'll make more money.
HTH, BIDI.

[MarillionFan]

It's at Stage 2 of 4. Some problems with Bob, but nothing insuperable.

You mean that

1) You couldn't understand Bob
2) Bob couldn't understand you.
3) You paid Bob up front
4) Your spec was full of holes and he had to interpret. You wanted a sports car, he gave you a half eaten mango
5) Bob is now not returning your emails, telephone calls or SMS's. You have managed to speak to a lady called Mrs Bob who said Bob had died from TB.
6) Bob Cousin Ltd has just released a new product onto the internet that looks like the Sports Car you wanted.

[AtW]

It's at Stage 2 of 4. Some problems with Bob, but nothing insuperable.

Which stage is selling it ... 9?

[Mich the Tester]

It's at Stage 2 of 4. Some problems with Bob, but nothing insuperable.

There is being no requirement for knit and purl function; this is being an enhancement and must be doing planned for future releases.

Sending to you kindest regardings

Bob

[sasguru]

How's your knitting software coming along?

It's at Stage 2 of 4. Some problems with Bob, but nothing insuperable.

[DimPrawn]

I see a Plan F forming

How's your knitting software coming along?

[sasguru]

I see a Plan F forming