-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:50 AM
Subject: Re:supervisor by default
> Cover yourself.
> Carefully document EVERYTHING.
> Good luck!
> bb
>
>
> ><cf_rant>
> >Okay, so I'm not a supervisor. I don't pretend to be a supervisor. I
don't
> >aspire to be a supervisor. I'm just a lowly code girl.
> >
> >But, I am currently a supervisor by default. One of our departments
decided
> >that since we couldn't do their project "fast enough" (in other words the
> >director of their department stuck them in a low-priority slot) that
they'd
> >just hire their own student to do the project. Great.
> >
> >So, it turns out this student has no CF experience, no practical database
> >experience, doesn't seem to know HTML fundamentals, and has written a
whole
> >bunch of code by checking out a laptop from comp sci, downloading CF 4.5
> >(we're currently migrating to CFMX from 5.0), creating an access
datasource
> >(we use Oracle), and writing crapola code. *sigh*
> >
> >So, we met with him on Friday and find out all this, and talk to my boss,
> >who agrees to let him work on one of our computers. Guess who gets to try
to
> >figure out how to train him?
> >
> >On top of that, he said he'd come in yesterday afternoon. He never showed
> >up. I emailed him. He said he'd come in at 7:00 this morning. It's 9:25.
He
> >just showed up.
> >
> >Anyone got a heaping helping of patience and good will I can borrow?
> >
> ></cf_rant>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Deanna Schneider
> >UWEX-Cooperative Extension
> >Interactive Media Developer
> >
>
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