This argument only holds if productivity is how you are measured. In most cases, software developers who do as you suggest, accomplishing more in 2 hours than the next guy, do one of two things. They either work fewer hours, which penalizes them at review time for being "the guy who's never around" and also penalizes them if they are docked for not being there for a full 8 hours per day
Exactly the way it goes where I work. Any metric that smacks of objectivity is disregarded. The most important thing is still being at your desk for the 4:45pm bedcheck the President does after telling everyone they can leave at noon on New Year's Eve.
I diasgree a little. I don't think someone can be held responsible for inaction. Lets say you're in a grocery store and it gets held up. The grocery clerk can't take me in because I hid in the corner. You could have helped, and didn't and are therefore responsible? no.
Aren't Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine in jail for this very offense?
Making Bugzilla work on Windows is still a painful processes.'
They just took the 'Making $SOFTWARE work on Windows is still a painful process' line from the Installation Notes Template in their preferred word processor, and put in the Bugzilla name and their own personalized spelling errors.
brouhaha (noun) - a large, rather hairy, south American snake known for it's prized tusks. Because of their value, and inability to breed in captivity, they have been hunted nearly to extinction, and are therefore considered unlucky.
As such, nature preserves have been set up to guard these rare and exotic creatures. No hunting is allowed on these preserves, and the ban is enforced by troops of full-grown, attack-trained kwyjibos.
And it would be nice if they'd explain acronyms so that those of us who are not in the know can increase our knowledge. What does ITS stand for, anyway?
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Exactly the way it goes where I work. Any metric that smacks of objectivity is disregarded. The most important thing is still being at your desk for the 4:45pm bedcheck the President does after telling everyone they can leave at noon on New Year's Eve.
Aren't Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine in jail for this very offense?
They just took the 'Making $SOFTWARE work on Windows is still a painful process' line from the Installation Notes Template in their preferred word processor, and put in the Bugzilla name and their own personalized spelling errors.
Speaking only for myself here: I'm not using Internet Explorer, so I don't HAVE to type URLs by hand.
Not really.
Jenna Jameson would make a fine Samus Aran, IMHO.
Puh-leeze! They prefer to be called "Texans".
I see SOMEONE who is going the right way for a lump of coal in their Christmas stocking!
As such, nature preserves have been set up to guard these rare and exotic creatures. No hunting is allowed on these preserves, and the ban is enforced by troops of full-grown, attack-trained kwyjibos.
Sorry, this offer only covers actual copies of Windows XP, not made-up ones.
The President posts on /.?
Will that be the sequel to "Billy Graham's Bible Blaster"?
The CueCat is back?
Better yet, put it on the wrist. That location has a proven track record.
Pffftt. Roblimo told us that the Lone Coder was dead hours before it was broadcast.
Soylent Grid is PEOPLE!!
You want to be a star, don't you?!?!
Maybe. But, if they can work in Mike and Sully, Bloat, Shere Khan and Iago, they just MIGHT have a winner on their hands.
Depends on what you consider better. In the words of Madd West: "Tap that 40 and turn that ugly friend from a 2 to 10!"
What does viewing this article do to that 81%? How much does it pump it up?
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But that means that they would have to check their OWN spelling and grammar instead of letting Word do it for them!
Nullroute AOL.
You call that a large button? THIS is a large button!
And it would be nice if they'd explain acronyms so that those of us who are not in the know can increase our knowledge. What does ITS stand for, anyway?