I have a different perspective.

Most of the problems described here devolve from one simple
decision. That is: I will be an employee of a large corporation.

Please fellows, quit whining. You chose that turf. You know
what it involves. You get paid regularly. There are alternatives.

Never did that, and paid the price,

BobLQ "I whine to, but it sounds different."


On 5/16/07, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On Tue, May 15, 2007 4:32 pm, kelsey hudson wrote:
> Paul G. Allen wrote:
>> Corporate decision making is only about avoiding blame when performed by
>> those who should never be making the decision in the first place. That's
>> not what it's about, but instead it's how it's turned out in too many
>> cases.
>
> Wise and Great PGA, your words speak truth. I couldn't have said it
> better myself.
>
> -Kelsey
>
>

To me, it cuts both ways.

OTOneH, I have been privy to veeps making business decisions showing me
that there are many valid criteria beyond my own myopic techie insights.
This is eye-opening.

OTOtherH, I have seen that corporate/tech management cowards like to get
the techies to take a lead: if it works, they take credit; if it fails,
they disavow it.

My take home: I will never ever EVER again recommend a tool set, suggest a
design, or make any technical recommendation without getting witnessed and
documented sign-on by a spectrum of others. Sometimes things don't work
out, and that's OK, but I'm through being the sacrificial lamb.

"Please get your fingerprints HERE and HERE ..."

--
Lan Barnes

SCM Analyst              Linux Guy
Tcl/Tk Enthusiast        Biodiesel Brewer


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