Areia in CorpLand
Boss: Areia, I want you to take over this project that Joe-the-Developer (JtD) has been working on.
Areia: OK
*sets up meeting with JtD*
JtD: Waffle, waffle, waffle. I'm sorry I'm not being clear, but I have no clue what I'm doing. And I only speak techno-babble.
*hands over 6 pages of incomprehensible documentation*
Areia: OK...um...thanks. I'll take it from here.
*spends week chasing non-existent extra documentation. Sets up meeting with Boss*
Areia: Right. Now that I've taken over, what exactly do you want me to do with this?
Boss: Um...Waffle, waffle. Get a feel for the project. Harness our know-how. Write documentation maybe... Well OK, I have no clue what this project is about. You figure it out.
*spends week investigating. Discovers 5 other people assigned to project on 2 different continents. Only 2 of them have done any work on it. One of those 2 is leaving the company at the end of the week. Sets up meeting with only remaining contact: Steve-the-Developer-Who-is-in-a-Different-Timezone (StD)*
StD: Oh yeah, I've been assigned to that project for ages. Did some work on it months ago. They want you to do what? Oh no, I already wrote all the documentation, but I stored it on a local server only I have access to. And the part of the project you've taken over is now obsolete. Sorry, gotta run: the three minute overlap in our working hours has just run out. Good luck!
*shoots self*
Areia: OK
*sets up meeting with JtD*
JtD: Waffle, waffle, waffle. I'm sorry I'm not being clear, but I have no clue what I'm doing. And I only speak techno-babble.
*hands over 6 pages of incomprehensible documentation*
Areia: OK...um...thanks. I'll take it from here.
*spends week chasing non-existent extra documentation. Sets up meeting with Boss*
Areia: Right. Now that I've taken over, what exactly do you want me to do with this?
Boss: Um...Waffle, waffle. Get a feel for the project. Harness our know-how. Write documentation maybe... Well OK, I have no clue what this project is about. You figure it out.
*spends week investigating. Discovers 5 other people assigned to project on 2 different continents. Only 2 of them have done any work on it. One of those 2 is leaving the company at the end of the week. Sets up meeting with only remaining contact: Steve-the-Developer-Who-is-in-a-Different-Timezone (StD)*
StD: Oh yeah, I've been assigned to that project for ages. Did some work on it months ago. They want you to do what? Oh no, I already wrote all the documentation, but I stored it on a local server only I have access to. And the part of the project you've taken over is now obsolete. Sorry, gotta run: the three minute overlap in our working hours has just run out. Good luck!
*shoots self*