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12/04/10 18:53
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 		 #179874 - Well, the world's going mad ... but I'm not on board
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I just don't take work that's not clearly defined. In cases, many years ago, when I was "working for the man" from time to time, I just didn't take undefined tasks. If a guy tried to get me to do something undefined, I just encouraged him to do the analysis of his requirements before choosing a course.

If they couldn't do that, I just didn't do anything. After all, if I created something he couldn't use, it absolved him of responsibility for it, which was what he wanted, since he knew he wasn't smart enough to specify the job. Once he set about to write a statement of work (assignment) that included test criteria, I was safe in that he'd not be able to specify the acceptance test qualifiers unless he'd done the necessary analysis. A few guys who thought they could shirk their work ended up getting fired for incompetence. I have credentials and a track record that qualifies me for my work. Often enough my manager's boss would ask me what the trouble was, and I'd tell him that I didn't have a specification, so I couldn't just guess at the work to be done. In such circumstances, if my "boss" asked me to do his analysis for him, I'd do it, but it was tantamount to an admission that he was not competent to do his work.

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Discussing ARMs on 8052.com...?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Same same...            01/01/70 00:00      
   positive            01/01/70 00:00      
   SevensAndNines...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sevens and Nines            01/01/70 00:00      
         Try the chat here then            01/01/70 00:00      
   I really want to discuss it here            01/01/70 00:00      
      for me is ok and interesting :-)            01/01/70 00:00      
         nevermind at least            01/01/70 00:00      
      OK            01/01/70 00:00      
   Scope of the forum            01/01/70 00:00      
      on other hand            01/01/70 00:00      
         I have to agree            01/01/70 00:00      
            Flaw in the argument            01/01/70 00:00      
               Fresh blood is needed            01/01/70 00:00      
   the closest thing to ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      But related to Keil tools            01/01/70 00:00      
         not really policed - yet...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Actually well policed and few to answer            01/01/70 00:00      
               "Policed"? [ed]            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Not by Keil            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Agreed.            01/01/70 00:00      
                        what I said            01/01/70 00:00      
                        That's what should happen here            01/01/70 00:00      
               Not a suitable platform            01/01/70 00:00      
   i vote aye            01/01/70 00:00      
      second the motion            01/01/70 00:00      
      a nice typo... or intention?            01/01/70 00:00      
         re: typo -- or intention?            01/01/70 00:00      
   But there's ARMs and ARMs...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Definitely too large span of ARM chips            01/01/70 00:00      
         many of the concepts in use with 8051 chips are applicable            01/01/70 00:00      
         the problem with 'embedded'            01/01/70 00:00      
            It's the small side that is i need of a forum            01/01/70 00:00      
               Architecture Agnostic            01/01/70 00:00      
      I suppose you're right ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Metric to use depends on past experiences            01/01/70 00:00      
            apply the right parametres            01/01/70 00:00      
               once again, I have to agree            01/01/70 00:00      
                  There's lot of analysis involved - about money            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Yes, that's all true for the PC world ... but what about us?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Feature Creep            01/01/70 00:00      
               Often easier to shrink after you have a product            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Absolutely!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Isn't that a product of poor analysis?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        If requirements are properly analysed...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        no, it is a result of 'poor' customers            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Don't (necessarily) blame the customers!            01/01/70 00:00      
                              no blame of the customer            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 It's often like pulling teeth ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Consultant?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Managing expectations            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       You can have "the talk" ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          You are still just the machine shop with ready blue prints            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             You can't engineer an enigma            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Still not admitting different development requirements            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   holydays time            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      See? Now here's a guy who knows how to solve the problem            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Still not seeing the picture            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            Not exactly ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   I think you're confusing marketing with engineering            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      and neither have you            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         I just haven't worked for FOOLS            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      RE: I haven't addressed your examples because            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Well, the world's going mad ... but I'm not on board            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            Summing it up            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                               free advice            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       too much ARM            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Pardon??            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Contract            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Yes, it's true, but educating them should be their cost.            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I have to disagree ... provisionally            01/01/70 00:00      
               I don't see that as a problem ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         No, they can't            01/01/70 00:00      
            That's true, but aren't most problems quite small?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Discussing Discussing ARMs on 8052.com ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Yes, among others            01/01/70 00:00      
      Then that's a completely different question!            01/01/70 00:00      
   An observation            01/01/70 00:00      
      correction            01/01/70 00:00      

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