So I talked to the director who is running these 'sorting out tech's problems' sessions about what my boss had said about him saying to my boss that I was being negative and not helpful.
He was a little shocked about what my boss said and said he hadn't said such things.
I told him I was planning on withdrawn from the process if it was just going to back fire on me and he asked me not to. In fact he said its quite negative because we have to talk about what wrong in order to find solutions.
It sounds like my boss is playing office politics and because I checked we know he's been exaggerating or making stuff up.
It may be because we are integrating the tech and creative parts of the company and he feeling a bit sidelined as the junior part of the partnership.
In other news a couple of the new guys in the department have had either their probation extended or been put on a rolling three month review mainly because they don't work fast enough. So I definately not the only person who is not in his good books.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
So much for trying to help
The saying is true that 'No good deed goes unpunished'.
As a result of us trying to talk to the board about the issues in the department and wanting to trying improve the situation it looks like the whole thing is back firing in my face.
My genius of a boss dragged me over the coals yesterday for being too negative and much as said learn to love the way the company does things or consider my position with the company.
So that'll teach me to try and improve things. I'll just stop trying to fix stuff, focus on doing interesting stuff and improving my skill set.
Oh and I guess I'll update my CV as well.
As a result of us trying to talk to the board about the issues in the department and wanting to trying improve the situation it looks like the whole thing is back firing in my face.
My genius of a boss dragged me over the coals yesterday for being too negative and much as said learn to love the way the company does things or consider my position with the company.
So that'll teach me to try and improve things. I'll just stop trying to fix stuff, focus on doing interesting stuff and improving my skill set.
Oh and I guess I'll update my CV as well.
Renegades OK OK its Feeder
A stadium band in a tiny pub venue.
That's what happened on Monday evening. Feeder pretending to be the another band played a final gig (for this little tour) in a bar in Hoxton which I managed to get a ticket for. Actually three of our for work the other two being real fans.
It was a loud mad set, of alot of their old tracks and pieces for the real old time fans. So I didn't know much of what they played but it was catchy and loud! I had a good time jumping around even although getting 200 odd people in the space the size of a tennis court meant I didn't really have the room for it.
Funny to be that close to a band (10ft), they where well supported by a band called ManOrMouse.
It took a couple of days for my hearing to recover.
That's what happened on Monday evening. Feeder pretending to be the another band played a final gig (for this little tour) in a bar in Hoxton which I managed to get a ticket for. Actually three of our for work the other two being real fans.
It was a loud mad set, of alot of their old tracks and pieces for the real old time fans. So I didn't know much of what they played but it was catchy and loud! I had a good time jumping around even although getting 200 odd people in the space the size of a tennis court meant I didn't really have the room for it.
Funny to be that close to a band (10ft), they where well supported by a band called ManOrMouse.
It took a couple of days for my hearing to recover.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Rammstein and Meeting the Management
Busy day today (although I'm still finding time to write this!) we got a second meeting for the concerned from the tech department with members of the board. we had a meeting a couple of weeks ago as because there was so much stuff to talk about and this is the second meeting for the over run. Basically we are complaining about Career development and the rest of the company treating us like &$%^&£! see below for a few of the points we put to them.
Things in the department has actually been a bit more stable, we actually have 4 people in the flash team at the minute! We just want to try and fix things up a bit so it will be worth stay with the company in the medium term.
...And Rammstein well that's my first music gig tonight of this year. Da Boyz and down for a visit and we will be off up to Wembley for a bit of German Heavy Metal and an ear clean.
Rest of the weekend will probably involved PS3,Xbox and beer
Career path
There is none
Line Management
Too busy to manage
Respect
Treated like a third party supplier company
Innovation
Should not just be down to one person who does share with the tech department
Recognition
No reward for effort
Ignorance
Digital understanding in the business, it ‘cool not to understand’
Integration
How does the business see tech in the company?
Training
None!!!
Process
No point doing project reviews ; tech not included in part of the planning
Knowledge
Individual team member knowledge is ignored or dismissed
Quality
We always end up with the ‘best of a bad job’
Fault
Budget and Deadline for most projects already gone by the time it gets to Tech but its still our fault
Creative Technical
Tech only gets involved after the fact. There are no opportunities to innovate
Budget
We are always told the budget is blown but nobody will back it up with figures
Tempora
Estimates can be made more efficient if we got feed back of what time we did take on tasks
R&D
Any? By force the business was not happy to give up the time for it
Leading the Field
No; The company isn’t the company it was; we follow the trends or miss them completely rather than make them
The Companies’ Aim
To be the Agency of the Year; no matter what; nothing else is important
Quality
One person is not a QA department unless you are cowboys
Retainment
Pay rise only if you leave (but offered too late); Lack of support; no profit in going the extra mile
Architecture
Old broken software; Old development technology; no plan for maintenance and upgrade
Internal Process
Have a Company way of doing things rather that muddle through differently each time
Ideas
An idea is only a good idea if it is made to happen the good ideas don’t happen unless somebody realizes it
Outsourcing
Managing third party tech work isn’t tech work
Developing
Bug fixing and low quality scrap work isn’t enjoyable work
Things in the department has actually been a bit more stable, we actually have 4 people in the flash team at the minute! We just want to try and fix things up a bit so it will be worth stay with the company in the medium term.
...And Rammstein well that's my first music gig tonight of this year. Da Boyz and down for a visit and we will be off up to Wembley for a bit of German Heavy Metal and an ear clean.
Rest of the weekend will probably involved PS3,Xbox and beer
Career path
There is none
Line Management
Too busy to manage
Respect
Treated like a third party supplier company
Innovation
Should not just be down to one person who does share with the tech department
Recognition
No reward for effort
Ignorance
Digital understanding in the business, it ‘cool not to understand’
Integration
How does the business see tech in the company?
Training
None!!!
Process
No point doing project reviews ; tech not included in part of the planning
Knowledge
Individual team member knowledge is ignored or dismissed
Quality
We always end up with the ‘best of a bad job’
Fault
Budget and Deadline for most projects already gone by the time it gets to Tech but its still our fault
Creative Technical
Tech only gets involved after the fact. There are no opportunities to innovate
Budget
We are always told the budget is blown but nobody will back it up with figures
Tempora
Estimates can be made more efficient if we got feed back of what time we did take on tasks
R&D
Any? By force the business was not happy to give up the time for it
Leading the Field
No; The company isn’t the company it was; we follow the trends or miss them completely rather than make them
The Companies’ Aim
To be the Agency of the Year; no matter what; nothing else is important
Quality
One person is not a QA department unless you are cowboys
Retainment
Pay rise only if you leave (but offered too late); Lack of support; no profit in going the extra mile
Architecture
Old broken software; Old development technology; no plan for maintenance and upgrade
Internal Process
Have a Company way of doing things rather that muddle through differently each time
Ideas
An idea is only a good idea if it is made to happen the good ideas don’t happen unless somebody realizes it
Outsourcing
Managing third party tech work isn’t tech work
Developing
Bug fixing and low quality scrap work isn’t enjoyable work
2009 before I forget
A bit late but heres a little review of last year based as last time on facebook, really its just slow twittering really. I also note the stuff happening seems to be the same as the year before.
David Has just skied the resort end to end. Happy and knackered. Time for the après ski! Happy new year from Andorra
31 December 2009 at 14:53
David Is going skiing over the top and down into the dark side
31 December 2009 at 08:04
David Can see the slopes from the Cafe and the stationary lifts. Grrh
30 December 2009 at 11:12
David Is at Terminal 5 waiting to get off-ski
27 December 2009 at 15:34
David It's all about the Rage Factor! Grrrrgh
20 December 2009 at 23:22
David killing in the name of...
16 December 2009 at 13:33
David beer o'clock?
11 December 2009 at 16:42
David is deployed out...
02 December 2009 at 18:35
David just off for a bit of wood carving
25 November 2009 at 17:30
David hopper $%&£!
20 November 2009 at 18:08
David Has just snapped and gone next gen!
14 November 2009 at 17:53
David And now a little light housework
14 November 2009 at 11:18
David is planning on breaking some coloured glass
12 November 2009 at 16:17
David Has an evening planned that envolves gunpowder! Nice
07 November 2009 at 18:58
David and now it's decided to delete all my music aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggh
04 November 2009 at 15:57
David Happy Birthday Wallace and Gromit!
04 November 2009 at 09:56
David Is in the middle of road again but this time they have shut it. Pretty lights!
03 November 2009 at 18:50
David is off to see the lights
03 November 2009 at 18:36
David Is standing in the middle of the road at Oxford circus
02 November 2009 at 18:03
David is thinking about breaking the first rule of facebook
28 October 2009 at 11:22 (8)(8)
David has got his cans on
12 October 2009 at 17:47
David Hello world um this might be drunk pub typing
04 October 2009 at 20:06
David this weekend is brought to you by the letter V
25 September 2009 at 11:39
David is lost in translation
18 September 2009 at 13:54
David oh and that was a bad miss...
11 September 2009 at 17:35
David Um I'm in a pub in covent garden doing London thing... Drinking
06 September 2009 at 18:07
David is NOT feeling management friendly at the minute
02 September 2009 at 19:59
David is a getting a little sun. Home to see the folks.
29 August 2009 at 11:31
David wants to know why he's still at work. Sideshow Bob?, Minty?
28 August 2009 at 20:40
David is practising his big words
27 August 2009 at 18:35
David mostly human again
21 August 2009 at 19:15
David apparently it's called a Caipirinha. hic!
20 August 2009 at 19:01
David the machine goes beep.
17 August 2009 at 13:19
David humbug work! time for a beer festival me thinks!
07 August 2009 at 11:59
David sun, surf, cider and still a nice cup of tea
02 August 2009 at 16:23
David rain, tea, sun, tea, rain, tea, sun and Edie looking for her shoes- the great British holiday
30 July 2009 at 21:38
David is now in the age of steam.
30 July 2009 at 12:06
David well stuff all this working malarky I'm off on my Hols....
24 July 2009 at 18:00
David is happy now Trent is doing music you need muscles for. Ragh!
15 July 2009 at 21:30
David is getting a little pissed off with Trent for having to do all this bloody queing. NIN gig is pants so far!
15 July 2009 at 20:07
David is going all NINJA!
15 July 2009 at 17:23
David has just gone slightly nuts at the placebo iTunes gig and just applied for tickets for all the remaining gig in the festival!
14 July 2009 at 21:41
David is off to the gig
14 July 2009 at 18:00
David um but its a dry heat...
03 July 2009 at 15:59
David maybe I should be at the gym... nah!
30 June 2009 at 17:37
David is watching all human life happening, in real time.
26 June 2009 at 17:52
David is feeling a little metric in an imperial world
22 June 2009 at 19:31
David Oh wow! copy and paste!
17 June 2009 at 20:59
David it's cornish pasty time!!!
15 June 2009 at 14:22
David is having a sit down
04 June 2009 at 19:27
David still at work. There is a special circle of hell reserved for the people who invented Akamai caching...
29 May 2009 at 19:08
David its jam all the way
22 May 2009 at 17:17
David is 3 points of contact at all times tis important yer ere!
19 May 2009 at 14:39
David is still at work and not happy with his clients. I don't even know bloody coldfusion
15 May 2009 at 18:43
David I'm Not Okay (I Promise)...
15 May 2009 at 14:46
David has just gone ker-plunk!
14 May 2009 at 11:24
David gone fishing ... for beer!
01 May 2009 at 18:07
David is getting in touch with his X-gene
29 April 2009 at 13:33
David is more human than human
24 April 2009 at 19:38
David for my birthday I decided to give myself some sunburn. It was a nice day in the park.
23 April 2009 at 14:46
David it's offical I'm a Prodigy front row Warrior! Maxim said so...
19 April 2009 at 01:32
David is @#!P&$. things aren't going as planned.
17 April 2009 at 12:27
David is feeling a little NINJA
15 April 2009 at 10:43
David um still hung over time for a pint
03 April 2009 at 17:52
David has a new sofa! comfy
01 April 2009 at 17:08
David has got a ticket for the Prodigy!!!! FIRESTARTER !!!! Yeaaaaagggh bluuuurrr
26 March 2009 at 11:15
David is back in blighty and shock! still walking!
14 March 2009 at 15:21
David is skiing in his T-shirt. Nice!
13 March 2009 at 16:47
David is checking for frostbite
09 March 2009 at 22:10
David has packed his bags and is hitting the slopes...
06 March 2009 at 18:29
David are you calling me darling? that's not my name
01 March 2009 at 22:55
David has just seen U2 live at the BBC! Random!
27 February 2009 at 19:15
David is looking good in a Buffalo Stance.
27 February 2009 at 09:57
David is sans beard
21 February 2009 at 23:01
David can fix it, yes he can!
20 February 2009 at 12:25
David um now where did I put that beer?
13 February 2009 at 17:33
David Ok. Forget the beer who knows where home is?
13 February 2009 at 23:48
David is in the big smoke, damn
10 February 2009 at 17:48
David is doing plan B we're off walking in the Mendips instead...
06 February 2009 at 17:20
David is wondering if he'll be walking in the Brecons this weekend
06 February 2009 at 10:04
David has had a shave
03 February 2009 at 15:32
David is taking the hint and heading home.
02 February 2009 at 14:25
David is at work. 15cm snow no probs!
02 February 2009 at 10:48
David is mispelt
29 January 2009 at 15:03
David is cuppa tea, bacon sarnie and back in blighty, mavellous!
25 January 2009 at 16:28
David and his knee have made it thru a whole week of lovely snow powder skiing. Now if he can just make it back from the pub to the hotel
24 January 2009 at 18:39
David is up to his knees in snow
23 January 2009 at 17:53
David is bon ski ! wooosh !
16 January 2009 at 17:10
David has caught the smell of snow on the wind
15 January 2009 at 11:50
David can hear the drums
14 January 2009 at 17:44
David has had the scafolding put up
13 January 2009 at 11:11
David is thinking he should have zigged when he zagged, again!
10 January 2009 at 00:39
David is in the dark
08 January 2009 at 00:22
David is reviewing the year
06 January 2009 at 14:23
David Has just skied the resort end to end. Happy and knackered. Time for the après ski! Happy new year from Andorra
31 December 2009 at 14:53
David Is going skiing over the top and down into the dark side
31 December 2009 at 08:04
David Can see the slopes from the Cafe and the stationary lifts. Grrh
30 December 2009 at 11:12
David Is at Terminal 5 waiting to get off-ski
27 December 2009 at 15:34
David It's all about the Rage Factor! Grrrrgh
20 December 2009 at 23:22
David killing in the name of...
16 December 2009 at 13:33
David beer o'clock?
11 December 2009 at 16:42
David is deployed out...
02 December 2009 at 18:35
David just off for a bit of wood carving
25 November 2009 at 17:30
David hopper $%&£!
20 November 2009 at 18:08
David Has just snapped and gone next gen!
14 November 2009 at 17:53
David And now a little light housework
14 November 2009 at 11:18
David is planning on breaking some coloured glass
12 November 2009 at 16:17
David Has an evening planned that envolves gunpowder! Nice
07 November 2009 at 18:58
David and now it's decided to delete all my music aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggh
04 November 2009 at 15:57
David Happy Birthday Wallace and Gromit!
04 November 2009 at 09:56
David Is in the middle of road again but this time they have shut it. Pretty lights!
03 November 2009 at 18:50
David is off to see the lights
03 November 2009 at 18:36
David Is standing in the middle of the road at Oxford circus
02 November 2009 at 18:03
David is thinking about breaking the first rule of facebook
28 October 2009 at 11:22 (8)(8)
David has got his cans on
12 October 2009 at 17:47
David Hello world um this might be drunk pub typing
04 October 2009 at 20:06
David this weekend is brought to you by the letter V
25 September 2009 at 11:39
David is lost in translation
18 September 2009 at 13:54
David oh and that was a bad miss...
11 September 2009 at 17:35
David Um I'm in a pub in covent garden doing London thing... Drinking
06 September 2009 at 18:07
David is NOT feeling management friendly at the minute
02 September 2009 at 19:59
David is a getting a little sun. Home to see the folks.
29 August 2009 at 11:31
David wants to know why he's still at work. Sideshow Bob?, Minty?
28 August 2009 at 20:40
David is practising his big words
27 August 2009 at 18:35
David mostly human again
21 August 2009 at 19:15
David apparently it's called a Caipirinha. hic!
20 August 2009 at 19:01
David the machine goes beep.
17 August 2009 at 13:19
David humbug work! time for a beer festival me thinks!
07 August 2009 at 11:59
David sun, surf, cider and still a nice cup of tea
02 August 2009 at 16:23
David rain, tea, sun, tea, rain, tea, sun and Edie looking for her shoes- the great British holiday
30 July 2009 at 21:38
David is now in the age of steam.
30 July 2009 at 12:06
David well stuff all this working malarky I'm off on my Hols....
24 July 2009 at 18:00
David is happy now Trent is doing music you need muscles for. Ragh!
15 July 2009 at 21:30
David is getting a little pissed off with Trent for having to do all this bloody queing. NIN gig is pants so far!
15 July 2009 at 20:07
David is going all NINJA!
15 July 2009 at 17:23
David has just gone slightly nuts at the placebo iTunes gig and just applied for tickets for all the remaining gig in the festival!
14 July 2009 at 21:41
David is off to the gig
14 July 2009 at 18:00
David um but its a dry heat...
03 July 2009 at 15:59
David maybe I should be at the gym... nah!
30 June 2009 at 17:37
David is watching all human life happening, in real time.
26 June 2009 at 17:52
David is feeling a little metric in an imperial world
22 June 2009 at 19:31
David Oh wow! copy and paste!
17 June 2009 at 20:59
David it's cornish pasty time!!!
15 June 2009 at 14:22
David is having a sit down
04 June 2009 at 19:27
David still at work. There is a special circle of hell reserved for the people who invented Akamai caching...
29 May 2009 at 19:08
David its jam all the way
22 May 2009 at 17:17
David is 3 points of contact at all times tis important yer ere!
19 May 2009 at 14:39
David is still at work and not happy with his clients. I don't even know bloody coldfusion
15 May 2009 at 18:43
David I'm Not Okay (I Promise)...
15 May 2009 at 14:46
David has just gone ker-plunk!
14 May 2009 at 11:24
David gone fishing ... for beer!
01 May 2009 at 18:07
David is getting in touch with his X-gene
29 April 2009 at 13:33
David is more human than human
24 April 2009 at 19:38
David for my birthday I decided to give myself some sunburn. It was a nice day in the park.
23 April 2009 at 14:46
David it's offical I'm a Prodigy front row Warrior! Maxim said so...
19 April 2009 at 01:32
David is @#!P&$. things aren't going as planned.
17 April 2009 at 12:27
David is feeling a little NINJA
15 April 2009 at 10:43
David um still hung over time for a pint
03 April 2009 at 17:52
David has a new sofa! comfy
01 April 2009 at 17:08
David has got a ticket for the Prodigy!!!! FIRESTARTER !!!! Yeaaaaagggh bluuuurrr
26 March 2009 at 11:15
David is back in blighty and shock! still walking!
14 March 2009 at 15:21
David is skiing in his T-shirt. Nice!
13 March 2009 at 16:47
David is checking for frostbite
09 March 2009 at 22:10
David has packed his bags and is hitting the slopes...
06 March 2009 at 18:29
David are you calling me darling? that's not my name
01 March 2009 at 22:55
David has just seen U2 live at the BBC! Random!
27 February 2009 at 19:15
David is looking good in a Buffalo Stance.
27 February 2009 at 09:57
David is sans beard
21 February 2009 at 23:01
David can fix it, yes he can!
20 February 2009 at 12:25
David um now where did I put that beer?
13 February 2009 at 17:33
David Ok. Forget the beer who knows where home is?
13 February 2009 at 23:48
David is in the big smoke, damn
10 February 2009 at 17:48
David is doing plan B we're off walking in the Mendips instead...
06 February 2009 at 17:20
David is wondering if he'll be walking in the Brecons this weekend
06 February 2009 at 10:04
David has had a shave
03 February 2009 at 15:32
David is taking the hint and heading home.
02 February 2009 at 14:25
David is at work. 15cm snow no probs!
02 February 2009 at 10:48
David is mispelt
29 January 2009 at 15:03
David is cuppa tea, bacon sarnie and back in blighty, mavellous!
25 January 2009 at 16:28
David and his knee have made it thru a whole week of lovely snow powder skiing. Now if he can just make it back from the pub to the hotel
24 January 2009 at 18:39
David is up to his knees in snow
23 January 2009 at 17:53
David is bon ski ! wooosh !
16 January 2009 at 17:10
David has caught the smell of snow on the wind
15 January 2009 at 11:50
David can hear the drums
14 January 2009 at 17:44
David has had the scafolding put up
13 January 2009 at 11:11
David is thinking he should have zigged when he zagged, again!
10 January 2009 at 00:39
David is in the dark
08 January 2009 at 00:22
David is reviewing the year
06 January 2009 at 14:23
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