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Correct people when you can to protect them from looking like morons.
#psychnotsike
SWE: Yeah. We did.
Me: Okay. Can you give an update as to why you're doing that?
SWE: I don't think I will.
Me: That's fine, will just assign to your director.
SWE: Yeah. We did.
Me: Okay. Can you give an update as to why you're doing that?
SWE: I don't think I will.
Me: That's fine, will just assign to your director.
Me: Please don't. Nobody will be able to search for anything anymore.
PM: Already done.
*six months later*
PM: How many instances of this do we have?
Me: It's hard to tell. We can't search, most errors are in screenshots.
PM: Why would they do that?
Me: Please don't. Nobody will be able to search for anything anymore.
PM: Already done.
*six months later*
PM: How many instances of this do we have?
Me: It's hard to tell. We can't search, most errors are in screenshots.
PM: Why would they do that?
Me: My team didn't do this. Please talk to the folks who did.
Analyst: Can we VC?
Me: Sure.
Analyst: Why did your team do this?
Me: My team is X.
Analyst: Oh. I should talk to that other team then.
Me: Yes.
Me: My team didn't do this. Please talk to the folks who did.
Analyst: Can we VC?
Me: Sure.
Analyst: Why did your team do this?
Me: My team is X.
Analyst: Oh. I should talk to that other team then.
Me: Yes.
Eat my ass, Google.
Eat my ass, Google.
Tech2: Oh, cabling was wrong.
Tech: This still won't do X.
Me: Have you tried starting over now that you fixed the cabling?
Tech: No.
Me: Please try that.
Tech2: Oh, cabling was wrong.
Tech: This still won't do X.
Me: Have you tried starting over now that you fixed the cabling?
Tech: No.
Me: Please try that.
Me: Has the switch been deployed yet?
Tech: No.
Me: Do that.
Tech: What about the optics?
Me: You can do that afterward.
Tech: But I want to do it now.
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Me: Has the switch been deployed yet?
Tech: No.
Me: Do that.
Tech: What about the optics?
Me: You can do that afterward.
Tech: But I want to do it now.
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Me: thing?
T: Yeah, the thing.
Me: Okay. Well work on getting 'the thing' in place. If you'd like me to look into why 'the thing' isn't there, can you describe it or name it or tell me anything about it at all?
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Me: thing?
T: Yeah, the thing.
Me: Okay. Well work on getting 'the thing' in place. If you'd like me to look into why 'the thing' isn't there, can you describe it or name it or tell me anything about it at all?
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Me: "We burn their village. Capture their women and children. It sends a message."
Me: "We burn their village. Capture their women and children. It sends a message."
MF why didn't you just go to Ireland?
MF why didn't you just go to Ireland?
PM1: 700 WORD MANIFESTO ABOUT PRIORITY
SWE: We just need to flip the bit on line 3533, this_is_one is set to zero.
PM2: WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? 400 more words.
PM1: 700 WORD MANIFESTO ABOUT PRIORITY
SWE: We just need to flip the bit on line 3533, this_is_one is set to zero.
PM2: WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? 400 more words.
Okay. Wait. To do this I have to type in each machine name manually... FML.
Okay. Wait. To do this I have to type in each machine name manually... FML.
Tier 1: Escalating to Tier 2
Me: Thank you for that useful triage.
Tier 1: Escalating to Tier 2
Me: Thank you for that useful triage.
Issue Reporter: Who can resolve?
Me: At this point I can... was just sending it back to you to let you know.
*Will Not Fix (Infeasible)*
Issue Reporter: Who can resolve?
Me: At this point I can... was just sending it back to you to let you know.
*Will Not Fix (Infeasible)*
SWE: Working on fixing X, this is down globally.
Issue Filer: We still can't do our work.
SWE: We know, be patient while we work this other bug.
Issue Filer: We still can't do our work.
SWE: Working on fixing X, this is down globally.
Issue Filer: We still can't do our work.
SWE: We know, be patient while we work this other bug.
Issue Filer: We still can't do our work.
them: This is blocked on X.
me: Sending back as X cannot move forward unless you order material for packaging.
them: This is blocked on X.
me: Sending back as X cannot move forward unless you order material for packaging.
We could pay it back in the next ten years, easily, if we had the will to do so. 38 Trillion? So roughly 4 trillion a year over ten years?
The total income of the top 1% is approximately $52 trillion in wealth.
We could pay it back in the next ten years, easily, if we had the will to do so. 38 Trillion? So roughly 4 trillion a year over ten years?
The total income of the top 1% is approximately $52 trillion in wealth.
Because the rest of the boxes have been checked.
Obviously we're not counting the Supersonics...
Because the rest of the boxes have been checked.
Obviously we're not counting the Supersonics...
Everyone: Okay what is it?
GOP: You'll just have to trust us.
Morons: We trust you!
Non-Morons: Okay it's been nearly an entire year... where's this plan?
GOP: It's coming, you just have to trust us!
Morons: YAY!
Non-Morons: Like that wall?
Everyone: Okay what is it?
GOP: You'll just have to trust us.
Morons: We trust you!
Non-Morons: Okay it's been nearly an entire year... where's this plan?
GOP: It's coming, you just have to trust us!
Morons: YAY!
Non-Morons: Like that wall?