Categories: work
Date: 04 June 2007 10:55:03
That's better.
What a day. This project, which may be the death of me [I'm not melodramatic, am I?], continues to astound me -- especially with the incompetence of those who hired to do it. After experiencing weeks of issues with data imports, I was told this morning, incorrectly as it turned out, that the database solution they provided could not handle all the data we had. Excuse me? We [I include me, but I, oddly for the IT person, was not included on this project until the end: I think upper management are aware now that was a mistake and they should've listed to my management: but anyway] specified what we needed at the beginning: and was told they understood. Well, it appears they didn't.
Then to find out what I was told this morning was not true was rather frustrating also. There is an issue: but I'm yet to hear exactly what it is. I have tried to reach a compromise with what we need and what the database can currently handle, so we will see how this goes tonight. It's 19:54 currently, and, after many late nights over the past fortnight, and coming in over the past two weekends, I am really over it. If I made the stuff-up, fair enough: but, being conscientious [if I can blow my own trumpet], I'm not going to let this rest until some satisfaction and working process is reached. I do try and take pride in my work: I definitely work to live, not live to work, but when here I try and do the best I can.
Please God: may it work.
But, if this is all I have to worry about I have it pretty good. But a bit of venting is alright, surely? Please remember a colleague in your prayers: she has some family issues and it is clear the stress is getting to her. When I see and talk to her, and hear and see the struggles she has, the IT issues rather fades in comparision. Thank you.
[edit: 21:05 and time to go -- and I should get home in time for Brothers and Sisters! ;) ]