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  • Gentile
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    Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post
    I don't worry about it. Given that it took them 2 months to get me logged into core systems I needed, I knew process was more important than accidentally executing a $5bn trade. Unless of course you were in a meeting when head bod wanted to lay into someone... he only did that once tho' apparently no one should answer back. Chill you get paid. You go home. You spend.
    FTFY

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  • Jeebo72
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    Originally posted by Gentile View Post
    Yes, I got advised to do that too. Like there was only one piece of code you needed to access from your code library per day, and as if you could afford to wait until you got home each evening to access it. Trying to work in that disjointed way just ruins your flow. I can only imagine IBs prefer their IT projects to fail, because they appear to set their developers up for failure at every turn.
    I don't worry about it. Given that it took them 2 months to get me logged into core systems I needed, I knew process was more important than productivity. Unless of course you were in a meeting when head bod wanted to lay into someone... he only did that once tho' apparently no one should answer back. Chill you get paid. You go home. You spend.

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  • Old Greg
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    Suity!

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  • Gentile
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    Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post
    I used to just email it to myslef. Never once got pulled for it. This was after I plugged my USB drive in, and all hell broke loose!
    Yes, I got advised to do that too. Like there was only one piece of code you needed to access from your code library per day, and as if you could afford to wait until you got home each evening to access it. Trying to work in that disjointed way just ruins your flow. I can only imagine IBs prefer their IT projects to fail, because they appear to set their developers up for failure at every turn.

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  • Notascooby
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    or use goolge drive...sssh not yet blocked on firewall if accessed via G+

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  • Jeebo72
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    Originally posted by Gentile View Post
    All that effort IBs put in to preventing their disillusioned and demotivated CMs from accessing technical articles on the internet or using normal tools like thumb drives to bring in well-tested code from other projects, and they still manage to mess up? Who'd have thunk it?
    I used to just email it to myslef. Never once got pulled for it. This was after I plugged my USB drive in, and all hell broke loose!

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  • MyUserName
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    Surely they have trading limits and authoristion requirements etc? I have worked on 3 trading systems and that is a very basic requirement!

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  • Gentile
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    All that effort IBs put in to preventing their disillusioned and demotivated CMs from accessing technical articles on the internet or using normal tools like thumb drives to bring in well-tested code from other projects, and they still manage to mess up? Who'd have thunk it?

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  • Bunk
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    If the devs were contractors I hope they've got very good PI insurance.

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  • BrilloPad
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    hahahaha

    Nice to have a Friday funny.

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  • vetran
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    Black swan event?

    They put it into production without proper testing or without a ramp up. That is every day in most corporates.

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  • BlasterBates
    started a topic Whoopsy Daisy

    Whoopsy Daisy

    Very "large" bug....

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