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  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldtoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•Bingo of crappy IT processes
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    4 days ago

    I just had a contractor tell me I needed to prioritize their request because it’s urgent for the task they’re working on that’s adding a new feature.

    they want me to push the changes out by EOD…today…Friday.

    I don’t like to do this, but I hold seniority…sooo…I think I’m going to take a three hour long lunch and cut out for the weekend early.

    don’t come to me with a request unless it’s actually urgent.

    I'm out

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldtoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•When anyone questions what I do at work all day
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    5 days ago

    it’s about over analyzing your current tasks and over describing common minutiae.

    instead of: “I worked on restoring a database connection”

    it becomes: “I worked with the DBAs, networking, and OpSec to restore the connection and ensure that connectivity remains up and secure. I also plan on working on adding proper monitoring to alert when this happens again. I should be done in a few days.”

    then in a few days it becomes: “ran into scheduling conflicts with the monitoring team and will need it push it out until next week. Until then I’ll continue the monitor the situation and let you know if anything new comes up.”