I don't know about this guy.. gene therapy IS big and WILL have massive impacts on humanity in the years to come. Just because we haven't nailed down how everything works doesn't mean it won't happen. Gene therapy may not prevent cancer, but helping to stop it is big enough news for me to get excited about it.
Just my $.02
Large Corporations will probably stay clear of this for a while.. but this is terrif news for small businesses. I think we sometimes forget how much Open Source / Free Software products help the little guys.
IT work requires solving a lot of complex problems and this can really take its toll on you. Here's my story: I develop web based database systems. My boss is a total ASSHOLE. One example.. I develop a library to make everyone's life easier. The bastard gets jealous because developers and management like it. So he decides that the new financial system will be based on it. I say it's not ready and of course, he knows, but says it's gonna happen whether I like it or not.
Perhaps I should have refused back then. But anyways, the months that followed were a total hell. If he was writing a part of the system and got lazy... then it should be in the friggin library. The damn thing was so bloated to trying to do everything that it was a nightmare to handle all his requests of additions and changes. Oh and there were crazy deadlines, so I couldn't exactly take my time with nice design... The son-of-a-bitch basically put all the stress of multiple projects on me.
Oh and it doesn't end there. This asshole just loves personal insults and the like. He also brags a lot. About everything he can find. Of course, management above him is a screw up, so there's nobody I can complain to. They basically let him do his thing. Oh and he loves telling everyone that he's such a brilliant leader... bleh...
Of course I couldn't leave... contract. But things are changing soon. Thank goodness. Also he recently got a boss that demands things of HIM sometimes.. and he's such a crybaby about it, he's pathetic.
What goes around comes around. I hope he gets his soon...
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I don't know about this guy.. gene therapy IS big and WILL have massive impacts on humanity in the years to come. Just because we haven't nailed down how everything works doesn't mean it won't happen. Gene therapy may not prevent cancer, but helping to stop it is big enough news for me to get excited about it. Just my $.02
Large Corporations will probably stay clear of this for a while.. but this is terrif news for small businesses. I think we sometimes forget how much Open Source / Free Software products help the little guys.
Then you have not met the selfless people that I have. Not saying that certain individuals don't have issues, but that's a terrible generalisation.
Your loss.
IT work requires solving a lot of complex problems and this can really take its toll on you. Here's my story: I develop web based database systems. My boss is a total ASSHOLE. One example.. I develop a library to make everyone's life easier. The bastard gets jealous because developers and management like it. So he decides that the new financial system will be based on it. I say it's not ready and of course, he knows, but says it's gonna happen whether I like it or not. Perhaps I should have refused back then. But anyways, the months that followed were a total hell. If he was writing a part of the system and got lazy... then it should be in the friggin library. The damn thing was so bloated to trying to do everything that it was a nightmare to handle all his requests of additions and changes. Oh and there were crazy deadlines, so I couldn't exactly take my time with nice design... The son-of-a-bitch basically put all the stress of multiple projects on me. Oh and it doesn't end there. This asshole just loves personal insults and the like. He also brags a lot. About everything he can find. Of course, management above him is a screw up, so there's nobody I can complain to. They basically let him do his thing. Oh and he loves telling everyone that he's such a brilliant leader... bleh... Of course I couldn't leave... contract. But things are changing soon. Thank goodness. Also he recently got a boss that demands things of HIM sometimes.. and he's such a crybaby about it, he's pathetic. What goes around comes around. I hope he gets his soon...