tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post8988494288270453645..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: The Difficulties of Planned FailureDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-18418646862282334872010-06-23T00:27:57.480-04:002010-06-23T00:27:57.480-04:00This seems like a good time for a sudden two-week ...This seems like a good time for a sudden two-week vacation.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389602137217799305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-89294798071697844532010-06-21T15:26:20.574-04:002010-06-21T15:26:20.574-04:00"Concern for man himself and his fate must al..."Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors...Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations." - Albert EinsteinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-89943804117700788172010-06-19T09:58:34.768-04:002010-06-19T09:58:34.768-04:00The Blackadder Says:
If you weren't in charg...The Blackadder Says: <br /><br />If you weren't in charge of the team disengagement might be the best option. But you have to think of how this is going to effect the morale of the team not only during this process, but in the future as well. If the rest of the team sees the guy in charge adopt the attitude that "we can't really do this, so let's only make a half-hearted attempt" that could be damaging. It's kind of like the situation of a little league coach whose team is awful. You know you're going to lose, but you still want the team to play its heart out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-91613628833542208072010-06-19T09:46:13.512-04:002010-06-19T09:46:13.512-04:00The Blackadder Says:
I sometimes find myself hav...The Blackadder Says: <br /><br />I sometimes find myself having to prepare a motion I know will get rejected because it is prefatory to something else. I agree that this is very demoralizing and depressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-85868272170010228142010-06-19T00:09:36.353-04:002010-06-19T00:09:36.353-04:00Your post brings back bad memories for me. The co...Your post brings back bad memories for me. The corporate world can really eat a guy alive. Your sanity and your family are a much higher priority than any allegiance to the corporation. Will pray for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-85064287446454545872010-06-18T19:32:26.657-04:002010-06-18T19:32:26.657-04:00My husband has been faced with a somewhat similar ...My husband has been faced with a somewhat similar situation. All of the experienced engineers in his group have been offered early retirement except for him. They did hire some more engineers but all of them are fresh out of college with little experience. Therefore, he is expected to train all of the new people and do his own jobs, all of which are the most difficult jobs, of course. To say he has been swamped and stressed is putting it mildly. His boss told him that they can't hire any experienced engineers because they want to cut costs, but meanwhile he's expected to work unpaid overtime. He does stay a little late sometimes and bring some work home occasionally, but mostly he decided to do the best he can during regular hours and answer honestly when asked why he isn't getting everything finished on time. He's hoping that the new engineers will learn quickly...Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251313190301798845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-5743264663836664262010-06-18T16:04:51.943-04:002010-06-18T16:04:51.943-04:00That is a bummer. I recommend you just do what yo...That is a bummer. I recommend you just do what you can in your regular work hours. If asked why things are not getting done, be honest. And simply trust in the Lord to either allow you to come out on the other side, or to find something better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-84451313810857037202010-06-18T14:46:50.551-04:002010-06-18T14:46:50.551-04:00That's a horrible spot to be in and I feel for...That's a horrible spot to be in and I feel for you. I was told by someone we know that the "let it break" mindset has actually served as a means of people getting promotions and <em>positive</em> attention. In a department he worked in years ago they would know about bugs while designing something and the manager would have them release it anyway with the intention that they'll be heroes when they come in and "fix" it. His connection was to some of the improvements I make and that nobody important will ever know or appreciate them.<br /><br />Anyway, if I were you, I would still bust my butt trying to ward of the breaking point. You can surely hold out as long as there is the possibility of getting extracted from there. You don't want to be the one to allow it to break if you don't have to. Also, if you get to leave, we know it will break and then any blame that falls on you is that you're not there anymore. ;)RLnoreply@blogger.com