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Subject:If this ain't fun it... From:v2cdisrc -at- us -dot- ibm -dot- com To:TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- RAYCOMM -dot- COM Date:Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:20:06 -0500
Hi all. I'm glad it's Friday. Just wanted to share this with a group of
people I know can relate.
Monday, I went to a meeting late in the day and was presented with diagram
by engineer A with new configuration rules for a product I'm documenting.
Tuesday morning: I looked at the diagram and realized that the "rules" were
wrong. I called engineer A who told me the rules came from engineer B.
Tuesday afternoon: I contacted engineer B with the diagram. He told me
engineer B's diagrams were wrong and he would take care of it.
Wednesday, based on a note from engineer B, I update the manual.
Thursday, 5:00pm. Engineer A contacted me. He told me Engineer B was wrong
and that we all needed to meet.
Thurday, 6:00pm. We meet. They're both wrong and come to a consensus on
what's right. However, the final review of the book starts Friday at 10 am.
Thursday 9:30 pm. I finish updating the book.
Friday 10am. We review the book. They sign off on the book. All I need to
do is make a few minor corrections.
IF THAT AIN'T FUN, WHAT IS?
I'm assuming that some of you will answer the WHAT IS part of the question.
Happy weekend.
Samuel R Choy
CDI Information Technology Services
"Kill the fluff!"
What few opinions I have are mine and not CDI's or IBM's
