The best way (IMHO) to avoid this is to NOT do anything. :-( Actually
there is no easy way to avoid these issues. The best way is the CYA
approach. First of all, as enticing as it is, one should NEVER put their
own name on ANY documents/deliverables. One should always use the company
name and logo only. Also keep detailed notes. I personally keep a spiral
notebook with me at all times. I take notes regarding phone calls,
meetings, requests, etc. Sometimes it looks like chicken scratch, but I can
usually go back through my notes and recall any pertinent data. It is also
nice since it is mostly in chronological order. This has saved my butt on
numerous occasions. Also on any changes made, one should never change the
original document but make a copy instead. This way, you will have several
copies of the document in it's progressions. And when any changes are
requested by either the client or your superiors, get a sign off from them.
Even if you can get confirmation in an e-mail. And most importantly, keep
all e-mails pertaining to specific issues and clients. They may seem
trivial now, but may save you later. These ideas may not help in the end as
far as the customer is concerned, but your employer might think twice before
personally blaming you for the issues. Good Luck.
Carl.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 9:58 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: backup plan for a campus [7:7052]
yes they did cut my budget.....yes i told them it was a bad idea ....and
yes they made me do it .....
all it took was a UPS brownout to show them i was right.....for my troubles
.. i was blamed by the customer and shunned by my employer...
all in all a good days work......
steve (once buggered twice shy)
>From: "Carroll Kong"
>Reply-To: "Carroll Kong"
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: backup plan for a campus [7:7052]
>Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:56:28 -0400
>
>At 09:33 AM 6/4/01 -0400, Stephen Skinner wrote:
>
> >once apon a time there was a man who was given a spec to build a network
> >with full redundency.......the spec he put togother cost WAY to much and
> >need severly cutting down.......he told them not to do it but they
>ordered
> >him to .........so he did it ....the network fell over and the company
>sued
> >for designing a crap network .......who got the blame......the man with
>his
> >NAME on the design doc.........
> >
> >
> >have fun
> >
> >steve
>
>1) I am confused. So, if the man who built the "over priced" network made
>a fully redundant network, and it still failed, did he not fail his job
>miserably?
>
>2) Or did you mean, they cut his budget, and STILL told him to make the
>fully redundant network, despite his warnings?
>
>I am going to assume #2, since #1 does not make sense.
>
>
>
>-Carroll Kong
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