Every now and again, I look at the responsibilities I have and the number of people who come to me looking for guidance or consultation on projects...and I have a momentary freak out. Why do people keep thinking I know stuff? Why do they want my approval before they do things? Why do they think I can fix this ( Read more... )

Ways I can tell that we found an(other) issue with code due to the unnanounced impact of data changes in the source system: I have code running in four different test environments and the production box trying to find the source ofsome differences in a materialised view ( Read more... )

I think the reason that M and I get along so well as project partners on Project Doom can be ably demonstrated by this morning's meeting ( Read more... )

Today I'm working from home due to complicated transport reasons. It has been a lovely quiet day and nobody has been overtly stupid around me or asked me Zombie Project questions ( Read more... )

Pro-tip: inflammatory arthritis in the spine + major rain storm = omg pain ( Read more... )

Will wonders never cease? My office move was actually fairly successful - for me. I'm hearing cries of "can't get into any servers!" around me so obviously I was lucky. My boss insisted that it would be a smooth move, no problems at all, and for me it's true. I appear to be almost the only one! Crates aren't where they should be, white boards are ( Read more... )

It's only a few hours to the weekend. Phew! Feeling very tired and not really in the mood for work right now, although I've got lots to do and can't really bunk off ( Read more... )