Today, one of my colleagues was asked to rewrite an entire project, which I wrote last week. I'd spent more than 4 days writing it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I finished a huge project for work. It took 3+ days and I was very proud of it. Except when I submitted it to my boss, he said that he'd already asked another person to do it. He used that person's project, not mine. FML
Today, I finished a 6-part project. It took me 7 hours of straight work because my partner decided I should do it alone. I then learned that the reason my partner did not help me was because the teacher e-mailed the leader of every group, saying the project was cancelled. FML
Today, my boss dropped a highly important and dense report on my desk that had to be finished by the end of the day. After the initial panic attack and hours of scrupulous work, I finished. She then asked me to pick up the revised copy, where my name was replaced with hers. FML
Today, I spent a ridiculous amount of time working and reworking a design for a client. Eight hours and many tears later, she sends an email saying, "Let's go with the first design. I liked that one the most." FML
Today, my boss finally checked the presentation I have been working on for three weeks. She called me into her office, and told me everything was dreadful, and requested me to start from scratch. It's due in half an hour. FML
Today, I'm desperately trying to complete a project for a client. However, I have to stop every hour to provide the client with an update of the progress. The deadline is in mid July. FML
Today, I failed an assignment because the person I paid to do it plagiarized the entire thing. FML
Today, I went to turn in a coding project a few days early. After months of working on a code and saving backups, everything is gone or corrupted. I have to start from square one and turn it in less than 48 hours from now. FML
Today, I had a huge amount of work to get through. Two colleagues offered to help, because one had nothing else to do, and the other couldn't work until I was done. My boss got really pissed at me for "making" them do my job and wasting their time. FML
Today, I had a mental breakdown because I have a 10,000 word final project due on Monday and I have only 800 words written so far, because I have been working on other classes and trying to be outside with my friends in the nice weather this week. FML
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RichardPencil 32
So, you wasted 4 days of company time creating useless garbage? Now, a coworker has to take away from what they might be doing to do your job for you? You might want to be quiet on this before your boss realizes your negative impact on the company.
Chazzster 32
Clearly you failed to produce the desired results. Many times a failed project is the result of misunderstanding or miscommunication about what is expected. It’s better to get some confirmation on what is expected than to plow ahead not really understanding what you boss wanted and expected. Once you start a project but well before completion it can be wise to check and make sure you and your boss are on the same path. I am not saying go back with every little step, but get enough feedback to make sure you are on the track to delivering what your boss wants. While this is embarrassing and annoying to you, keep that part of it to yourself. It’s usually not best to point out to others your failures by complaining about them. We all have to honestly acknowledge our failures and work on improving our results, but it’s not wise to complain about the consequences. One final thing - Just like in the Dilbert cartoon world sometimes the boss already knows what they want you to recommend as a result of your report. In that case they just want someone to justify the decision they have already made in their mind. As an engineer I sometimes ran into this. Communication is key, at the outset carefully try to figure out if boss has already decided on the end result they want and why. Be sure to take those concerns into account. If recommending what the boss has already decided will not hurt the company or the customers you might as well do as they want since they will find someone else to recommend it if you won’t. Where there is a genuine conflict with reality, and the boss’s way would hurt the company or the customers (which would ultimately hurt the company) then you need to be very careful. It’s not advisable or smart to abandon your integrity unless you work for organized criminals. Try to explain, without insulting the boss why you make the recommendations you do. Leave the ultimate decision up to the boss, though.
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RichardPencil 32
So, you wasted 4 days of company time creating useless garbage? Now, a coworker has to take away from what they might be doing to do your job for you? You might want to be quiet on this before your boss realizes your negative impact on the company.
Chazzster 32
Clearly you failed to produce the desired results. Many times a failed project is the result of misunderstanding or miscommunication about what is expected. It’s better to get some confirmation on what is expected than to plow ahead not really understanding what you boss wanted and expected. Once you start a project but well before completion it can be wise to check and make sure you and your boss are on the same path. I am not saying go back with every little step, but get enough feedback to make sure you are on the track to delivering what your boss wants. While this is embarrassing and annoying to you, keep that part of it to yourself. It’s usually not best to point out to others your failures by complaining about them. We all have to honestly acknowledge our failures and work on improving our results, but it’s not wise to complain about the consequences. One final thing - Just like in the Dilbert cartoon world sometimes the boss already knows what they want you to recommend as a result of your report. In that case they just want someone to justify the decision they have already made in their mind. As an engineer I sometimes ran into this. Communication is key, at the outset carefully try to figure out if boss has already decided on the end result they want and why. Be sure to take those concerns into account. If recommending what the boss has already decided will not hurt the company or the customers you might as well do as they want since they will find someone else to recommend it if you won’t. Where there is a genuine conflict with reality, and the boss’s way would hurt the company or the customers (which would ultimately hurt the company) then you need to be very careful. It’s not advisable or smart to abandon your integrity unless you work for organized criminals. Try to explain, without insulting the boss why you make the recommendations you do. Leave the ultimate decision up to the boss, though.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Well, at least YOU don't have to rewrite it?