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Like (or dislike) what you saw here? Please note that I don't normally reply directly to Guestbook messages, but if it's interaction you're looking for, feel free to me directly. Recent Messages: Message Index:
The Guestbook: terrible IT manager / CIOthis guy is notorious for being incompetent, shallow, pretentious and a silent corporate bully...amazing he can stay in a place like telecom for so many years, while both customers and staff scream and yell complaining things falling apart! http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/0E175A5656A2E6C7CC256B8900726054? OpenDocument&Highlight=2,shane,ohlin leonardo da vincci leonardodavincci@yahoo.com world Mon Apr 22 03:25:31 BST 2002 Thanks for saving my sanity I discovered your site while reading Yet another article extolling the virtues of Extreme Programming. They (Salon.com) didn't point to your site directly but a quick search on google lead me here. I was begining to believe that I was the only one who didn't get Extreme programming. While some of XP makes sense, the whole hype around it makes me sick. The content on your site is simply marvellous. The last hour I spent on your site was delightful. Rest assured I will be back for more quality reading. Ravi rsv29@nospam.yahoo.com Alpharetta GA, USA Wed May 29 22:53:54 BST 2002 UCLA wins the competition for worst managers ever I am a Union representative at UCLA. I think the whole University is run by some of the meanest, most stupid managers in the whole world. Ever year we hold a competition for the "worst manager." Employees here love it. You'd think that free money was being handed out by the way people snatch up the nomination forms. Today, we went to Human Resources to wish them a "Happy Boss' Day" with a big card and balloon. And they were still a##holes! UCLA should adopt the motto: UCLA: come work in hell! Grant www.contract2001@hotmail.com California, USA Thu Oct 17 02:14:19 BST 2002 She was the worst EVER I was working as a consultant to managers in developmental programs given by my company to other companies. Therefore, I knew what behaviors were utilized by the very best managers. Unfortunately, my company did not practice what it preached. My manager was the antithesis of great management. Creating expectations that were clear- non-existent when it came to her---people were known to ask others to accompany them to one on ones to figure out what she was really saying. Contact with people-did she know them? Absolutely not. No relationship here to foster greater productivity. Seen "Office Space" where the guy was still around after having been fired five years earlier? Well she would have chastised him for not being up to speed even though she didn't have a clue what he did and that he was doing anything. Punitive? Constantly. Praise? Non-existent. Painful. The joke was that "Paxil is the offical sponsor of senior consultants at XYZ". Very true. Ambiguous expectations with punitive accountability for falling short of those ambiguous expectations with no help or support . Everything was the employees fault. What then was her role? No one knew. As long as she wasn't responsible for assisting with productivity or supporting it in any way, no shortcoming could be linked to her. Pathetic. This in an environment where research was linked to studying the best and shring that to make other companies and individuals better. That made it that much more painful to live in the hypocrisy. All holding people accountable but nothing else. terrence square Nebraska, United States Mon Oct 28 21:06:18 GMT 2002 Really like the stories - hope to see somre more soon!! Rob Tue Oct 29 21:21:17 GMT 2002 Sadly too true A lot of the bad management stories ring too true. After 27 yrs in the biz I quit & went to live on a tropical island... if you can't beat 'em, head for the palm trees Les the Spaceman les_spaceman@hotmail.com Koh Samui, Thailand Thu Nov 28 12:53:19 GMT 2002 nice website nice website none azbe@yifan.net nice website, US Thu Jan 02 17:01:52 GMT 2003 XP I like XP - and uses myself. Mads Pedersen http://www.herontechnology.com Mads Pedersen info@herontechnology.com Denmark Sun Feb 02 18:03:52 GMT 2003 Come and see croatian version of software reality Visit http://www.sampioni.com/en , croatian version of bad managers site. See who are the champions, why are they called that way and what inspired authors of the site to make it. See you there Administrator Admin administrator@sampioni.com Croatia Fri Feb 28 15:07:42 GMT 2003 Howdy matt whats up, havent really looked at your website, but my name is matt stephens also and i thought that is cool, haha. Matt mattster2005@hotmail.com OR, Texas, USA Mon Apr 28 19:46:54 GMT 2003 Nice page. Got a quesiton Hi Matt, you have a nice page. your site is easy to recall. well, i have a question regarding estimating the cost of developing a software. I hope you can answer it. i have bee reading software engineering books, and it is discussed that estimating the cost will also depend on the lines of codes and or function points. my question is, how will you give the rate per line of code? this has been my question ever since. the rates are just given in the discussion but the basis of making the rate is not given. hope i can get the answer soon. thanks. Glynish glynish@eudoramail.com philippines Mon Sep 01 02:47:48 BST 2003 How can I choose the best Code generator?????????????? Hi Math. your are right. I love code generators but I have a big problem How can I choose the best Code Generator. I have not enough time to change tools and I have to select the correct tools not I have to create a system with .Net and VB.Net but I have not any evaluation matrix or any benchmark. I wonder if you help me. Best Regards. Amir. Amir Shokrpour@hotpop.com Sun Nov 09 16:18:32 GMT 2003 The Facts Videogames don't cause violence. Only in children who are unstable or children with serious problems. Its the parents job to check the ratings on\f the games their children own. Its funny how you never say how playing Tony Hawk makes you a better skateboarder or how playing Madden makes you a better quarterback. Oh thats right, you're just mashing buttons-you're not actually skateboarding or playing in the NFL. The same applies in first person shooters too. You have to have common sense to distinguish reality from fantasy. Thats the bottom line. Tony Worrall PA, USA Tue Nov 25 15:52:15 GMT 2003 teach me! What is the best way to deal with system/database administrators? As a front-end user/service provider (manager) with frustration-worn-down molars, I need serious help. For example - do I really have to re-write/test/prove every functionality before trusting the latest upgrade of an application which should have been ditched at birth? Kate Ferris kferris@cne-siar.gov.uk on the edge, scotland Thu Dec 11 13:46:35 GMT 2003 Nice Website Just found your website and I think it's great! I like the fact that your content relates to published books. Your site is a great resource for finding in depth info about leading edge topics. Thanks and keep it going. (Get the word out!) RichC rdclk23@yahoo.com NJ Thu Dec 11 14:25:45 GMT 2003 Xtreme programming sounds like 'programming boot camp' Hello, I adore xtreme programming and working structurally on software code. It's a greaaat thing. Only the name sounds barbareous or elitarian. When I first heard the word Xtreme programming, I thought it was 'programming boot camp' (sic) :-) Cyao, Robert Bigdowski Robert Bigdowski bigdowski_robert@web.de Dudelange, Luxembourg Thu Feb 19 09:14:51 GMT 2004 Rating employers This is an excellent site. Reading through the stories and postings, it is clear that almost all of us face very similar situations in our career. Here is a suggestion. It will be good if there is a way for employees to rate the companies they work for. Employees could select a company and location from a list of companies and locations/departments, give grades (1 to 10) for each of several aspects of working for the company, like pay, perks, average weekly working hours etc. They can also view the averaged out scores for companies for each of these aspects. This will give an idea of what we can expect from a prospective employer. Will be quite useful when the economy picks up and we have more options. If employers can seek references from the people they interview, and landlords, utility companies, banks etc. use a credit rating system to size up people, why shouldn't we have at least an informal system like that to size up employers? Active Activity (active.activity@glitchco.com) Pallo Dolto, Silly Corn Valley, Caulifornia Fri Feb 27 05:40:31 GMT 2004 so true tales from development hell really hit home; thank you jd louisiana, us Tue Oct 25 14:56:35 BST 2005 Earlier Messages (from our previous life as Bad-Managers.com): Page 4 (probably the most contentious set!) << Back to the Latest Guestbook Messages Want to write an article for Software Reality? Please send me an . |
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