And not a word of thanks – on re’orgs
DaleThere was a team of folks who worked near by. They performed Second Level support type work for a large mining customer, and they (the team) were based in Melbourne.…
If you don’t have a Blackberry, you’re a zero – according to ANZ bank exec.
... something I wrote in 2007, which has been sitting in the "should get around to publishing" queue. "If you don't have a Blackberry, you're a Zero", according to Kimberley…
21 Things to do when quitting work
This is the list I used when I finished up at my last job. Writing in blue shows what I did/what actually happened when I tried to complete the task.…
“I came up with it all by myself.” – on theft of ideas in corporate life.
Seen this twice in my 20 years in IT. This being the theft of someone else's ideas, and claiming them as their own. First time I saw it was in…
Acknowledge the user, to avoid the flack
So said a very experienced helpdesk leader I worked with. It lets the annoyed customer to get all their annoyances out, and they calm down. Of course, swearing at a…
Some meeting etiquette
If you are invited to a meeting by me: TO vs. CC vs. BCC TO indicates you are REQUIRED. CC indicates that are invited, but not required. BCC means I'm…
Some email etiquette
Some points on work email etiquette which I "borrowed" from someone else. ~~~ As your team lead, you can expect: I will "see" your email within 12 hours. If what…
Matthew 22:21 – Render to Caesar …
There are three things which will get you into trouble in life, thus explains why I returned a USB memory stick to my employer. It was a surprise to the…
“It’s policy!”
Never get in the way of: the boss and a cup of tea a politician and a bag load of money a public servant and "policy". There is a planning…
“Ohne mich!” (Without Me) – Some resignation etiquette
Submitted my resignation yesterday, so now I'm at T minus 4 weeks and counting. Having only having resigned from one other job in 15 years, I needed to brush up…