On Sun, 25 Oct 2009, Esther Filderman wrote:
> at work or even at home.  Especially at work the decision of what
> platform(s) is used is usually  made waaaay above our pay-grades, and
> for one or more of a number of reasons, among them: politics, bidding,
> preferences (whether appropriate to the situation), pricing, the need
> to run an OS-specific software package.

My friend Gary Donahue[0] many years ago told me about "politics, money, 
and the right way to do it -- in that order."  I've never forgotten the 
lesson.  :)


> No matter what your opinion on the way a company or organization is
> run, you need to leave that opinion in your head and not let it color
> your judgment of the systems you may administer or the people who may
> be using them.

By the same token, as a professional I think you should be striving to 
solve the problem in the "best" way possible.  "Best", of course, is 
subject to a lot of interpretation.  I don't think you should just keep 
your opinion to yourself, but when you suggest alternatives, you should 
do it in as constructive a manner as possible.


-Adam

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