beno - wrote:
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Nathan Mynarcik <[email protected]> wrote:
That person didn't put you in a difficult position, you put yourself in it.
What's funny is, you are relying on others to do your work. You should never
stop just because one person said they will help. Go find the answer or
solution yourself. I think you have received so much help with so much
patience, and for you to come back like that? THAT'S abusive. The guy
willing to help you is not on your payroll. You need to realize that this is
no ones issue but yours and yours alone. You have the attitude you have
right now, and it is going to be hard to find more help on this list.
That's not true. Your feelings are a little hurt and this will blow over.
The fact of the matter is that, after being in the jungle with hardly any
Internet access for 5 years and coming back to the "real world" broke to
start over, signing up accounts to develop Flash and a Python shopping cart,
and assuming (the big error) that the outsourcing world worked on an unnamed
dot-com site like it did 5 years ago, only to discover that the world had
greatly changed, and that the server farm with which I was working had such
ancient hardware that even "hello, world" python scripts failed, I suddenly
found myself horribly behind the 8-ball with accounts I am now personally
fulfilling. When Kerry offered to help I trusted him and turned immediately
to the other (and thankfully last) fire I'm trying to put out; namely,
finishing the development of my shopping cart. No, I have not been sucking
down martinis at the 19th hole ;) I've been working my a** off. I'll be
working on these two areas (Flash and the Python shopping cart)
simultaneously until the shopping cart is done, and then I will turn ALL of
my attention to Flash until I put out this last fire. I just bet you'd do
the exact same thing I'm doing if you were in my shoes...or shoot yourself
;)
One part of me thinks you were foolish and arrogant to build a
commitment to a client on the basis of technology that you have little
grasp of. It's not as though it's a natural choice for anyone, despite
bad circumstances. Most people head for more mundane solutions. It's
good to know that technology solutions are so easy to produce from a
level of no expertise. I'm sure many clients share that opinion.
The other part of me admires your nerve but not your disrespect for
people who at least have good intentions.
A bit more humility always helps when asking for the assistance of others.
I'm always sympathetic towards people facing difficullt times - I've
been there myself - but that's tempered by knowing that you are ready to
bite the hand that helps you at any moment.
I have a feeling that you will eventually come up roses.
BTW, any answers to my questions?
TIA,
beno
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