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Bad management handing out impossible deadlines is not a WTF, it is a global standard!
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You're a fucking idiot that doesn't have anything better to do. Dumbass. I have been accused of being dead myself by rumors and it wasn't funny at all, not even to joke about like you're doing. Stop with the stupidity and go back to writing code that we post on this site.
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Turns out it was just your personality?
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Nope, I have a great personality and sense of humor. But it's something you shouldn't joke about. It's my opinion anyways, and guess what, I can express it if I want. Doesn't mean all you going to listen.
Reminds me why I never read the comments on this site, just a waste of time. Only reason I read into the comments was wonder why it was taking so long to get another article.
Anyways.. have fun with your really cool jokes about death and how funny it is.
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The real WTF is no updates.
The real WTF is also WTF am I supposed to do at work instead.
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Funny but true. Managers in my experience commonly put arbitrary dates on projects, or demand instant quotes on the basis that they have to 'get back to my manager by X o'clock' or, 'we need to resolve this NOW' or some other ultimately asinine excuse. Accurate project estimation requires substantial time, effort, and a certain mindset that sadly is absent from the majority of organizations.
I have learned to simply 'play the game' and not buy into being caught into the 'net of stress' that inevitably occurs given a death march project.
What I don't get is no one (at least the managers) ever learn from this...
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No.
Paul, is that you?
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Seconded..
But the real question is.. If you do loose that amount of money already, wouldnt it be save to work with no deadline in the ifrst place....
Naa... The CFO want's it done by then.
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In Sweden, the eden of regulations, you are not allowed to work more extra time than 48 hors over a 4 week period, nor more than 200 hours extra per year. If you really are needed you can ask for pernmission for another 150 hours per year when the need occurs. Youa re also entitled to a minimum amount of hours per week away from job. If you do not get that, the company must give you a day off the following week. This is to prevent working 7 day weeks.
Im pretty sure there is some regulation regarding number of hours allowed per day as well, but I cant remember it atm.
although, if the worker do not report it to the government or the unions, no one will notice. So if you really feel like it, just work your arse off. :)
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You guys are hilarious. No sarcasm... I was all LOL. :) Uh oh, I'm back from the dead to haunt you all.
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Hey, some of us are actually quite good at death marches and enjoy it too. :P
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Braaaiiinnnns!
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(Not that you need anyone's approval, of course.)
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It is with great sadness that we report the death, once again of Steve. The late Steve, who had returned as a zombie from his recent and widely-reported demise, starved to death looking for brains on the Daily WTF.
Rest, once again, in peace, Zombie Steve.
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No - just change the project requirements to match the current system fuctionality
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Or until the company gets fed up and finds a way to make you more replaceable than you thought. Surely given sufficient time they could find SOMEONE else in the world who could learn to do your job. In the long term, no one is irreplaceable. The simple proof of that being that the world continues to function despite the fact that millions of people who thought they were irreplaceable are dead.
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lulz i got a "best employee of the year" paper with that comic on it. my company is good tho, concept on unpayd overtime does not excist, very flexible schedual(job/univercity) and the learning/improvement opportunities are pretty damn awesome too. even got to have two buisness trips to beijing - not many people my age get to travel half the world for work.
there are plenty of hardware and software design wtf-s tho, never gets boring atleast
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lulz i got a "best employee of the year" paper with that comic on it. my company is good tho, concept on unpayd overtime does not excist, very flexible schedual(job/univercity) and the learning/improvement opportunities are pretty damn awesome too. even got to have two buisness trips to beijing - not many people my age get to travel half the world for work.
there are plenty of hardware and software design wtf-s tho, never gets boring atleas
i meant
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I can't believe you sed that.
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And I can't believe I sed it after so many other people sed it. I really dbase-d my self making such a basic pun. Well, no more! I've heard the clarion call and will yacc no more. Hopefully there won't be a SQL to this nonsense.
PS: Fortran.
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I think it's fairly standard here in Norway for people with flexible working hours, normally the contract stipulates that you will be there from 9 AM to 3 PM on workdays unless authorized by your manager. Since that includes your half an hour lunch break, that's 5.5 * 5 = 27.5 hours you must be there. The remaining hours you may work as you please, usually also saving up and/or use over time. You can typically take whole days off too, but only after agreement with your manager.
That said, you're not allowed to work more than 13 hours within any 24 hour period, which may be extended to 16 under a few circumstances. So working 20 hours would be illegal here, trying to make you come in to work again at 9 AM would be as well.
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That story is depressing except for the part where it's only a job interview. So at least the guy has the easy option of not taking the job. Again.
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I make that 48 whores/28 days, or approximately one whore every 14 hours.
Sounds about right.
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"Tell your CFO that he's the one who fucked it up, so he can fix it himself."
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It all went Forth from there.
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You forgot to recommend outsourcing to multiple timezones so that you can have action 'around-the-clock'!
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Fast. Cheap. Right. Pick Two; that's all you're ever going to get.
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Yes sir, your six month deadline is very realistic... all we need is a few dozen more developers. I am sure that an eight digit production budget should be reasonable for this :p
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LMAO
Thank you for the share.
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... and you could be right from what I know.
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I am a contractor and I just love this industry. CFO's that think they know everything about software projects are my life blood and they pay big money for their stupid decisions.
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I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by.
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They call it a deadline for a reason.