They are all the same

In my long and lurid career, I have worked for two major computer companies and two minor computer companies and the scenario never varies...

The company develops a Massive Revenue Critical Product.   The delivery date starts at the top of a virtual Calendar Slip 'n' Slide and comes out the bottom.  Finally management says 'get this sucker out the door or you are toast.'

So everyone agrees to a launch date - 6 to 12 months out. And announces the date to the world.

10-20 days from said launch date, those folks in charge of launch (*cough* marketing) wake up and realize OH FUCK, they actually are going to launch this sucker.  Wow.  We probably should have seen this coming...

It never ever ever fails.  They could carve this PowerPoint into stone tablets that will still probably get worn from overuse.

They are all the same

In my long and lurid career, I have worked for two major computer companies and two minor computer companies and the scenario never varies...

The company develops a Massive Revenue Critical Product.   The delivery date starts at the top of a virtual Calendar Slip 'n' Slide and comes out the bottom.  Finally management says 'get this sucker out the door or you are toast.'

So everyone agrees to a launch date - 6 to 12 months out. And announces the date to the world.

10-20 days from said launch date, those folks in charge of launch (*cough* marketing) wake up and realize OH FUCK, they actually are going to launch this sucker.  Wow.  We probably should have seen this coming...

It never ever ever fails.  They could carve this PowerPoint into stone tablets that will still probably get worn from overuse.

Nothing spectacular...

It's been kind of a heads down day. One of those days when all my disparate clients honestly, deep in their hearts, believe that they are my only client and the fact that they fucked something up means I honestly care about the emergency they think it creates for me.  I do, kinda, cause without them, I'd likely be stuck commuting to some office somewhere.

But, really, no.  The end of the world will not happen if I don't get your stuff done because you didn't get it to me in time.  I know it won't. 

And... for this very minute.  I'm caught up!  No bugs in the queue.  No emails un answered.  No tasks on tap that I can do now (many waiting for stuff but none now).

Nice.  And it means that I will probably have a fairly work-free weekend.  Next weekend, I know now, will not be work-free.  It may be sleep-free but not work-free.  Isn't that Superbowl weekend?

Now I think I'm going to go over to the Japanese grocery and grab me a bunch of those yummy Goldilocks pastries (and see if Lee was correct about Friday deliveries) and some salad to go with my steak for dinner tonight.

later...

Nothing spectacular...

It's been kind of a heads down day. One of those days when all my disparate clients honestly, deep in their hearts, believe that they are my only client and the fact that they fucked something up means I honestly care about the emergency they think it creates for me.  I do, kinda, cause without them, I'd likely be stuck commuting to some office somewhere.

But, really, no.  The end of the world will not happen if I don't get your stuff done because you didn't get it to me in time.  I know it won't. 

And... for this very minute.  I'm caught up!  No bugs in the queue.  No emails un answered.  No tasks on tap that I can do now (many waiting for stuff but none now).

Nice.  And it means that I will probably have a fairly work-free weekend.  Next weekend, I know now, will not be work-free.  It may be sleep-free but not work-free.  Isn't that Superbowl weekend?

Now I think I'm going to go over to the Japanese grocery and grab me a bunch of those yummy Goldilocks pastries (and see if Lee was correct about Friday deliveries) and some salad to go with my steak for dinner tonight.

later...