At 08:02 2016-02-19, Ken Dibble krdibble@stny.rr.com wrote:
- Ted Roche wrote:
The Original Poster (OP) fails to explain:
- why they want to do this,
- what their environment is (OS, #records, performance needed, etc.),
- what they have tried as an alternative,
- the bigger picture of how they got themselves painted into this
corner, and what (ultimately) they *REALLY* need, which is not X to do Y but starting at A and end up at Y.
I absolutely agree with about 90% of what you're saying. It's a real problem for me as well, trying to get people to nail down enough specifics about whatever problem they're reporting to enable me to reproduce it and fix it.
I also deeply appreciate all the help you've given me over the years.
Ditto.
My 10% is: I really, really dislike it when people tell me, as a consumer of computer-related stuff, that "You don't really want to do that. What you really need is...."
No, I know what I really want and really need. I'm the guy with the money, and I'm the guy who makes the decisions.
The fact that some computer geek decided, in their vast wisdom, that something that used to work just fine should no longer be available to me, or that something that used to be simple and self-contained should now be complex and require more steps, or that some feature that I relied on but they don't understand isn't "important" enough to retain, because they are trying to "protect" me or whatever else, doesn't impress me at all.
"I absolutely agree with about 90% of what you're saying.", etc.
My 10% is: I really, really dislike it when people tell me, as a professional of computer-related stuff, that "I don't really want to do that. What I really need is...."
Yes, you may know what you really want (but not always) and really need (not nearly so often the case). You are the guy with the money, and you are the guy who makes the decisions, and none of this guarantees that you are not about to make a totally stupid decision, or one that is severely lacking, or one that could be much better if you would listen to the professional in the area instead of fighting him.
The fact that some client/customer/end user decided, in his less-than-vast wisdom in my area, that something has to be done this way and that is it doesn't impress me at all. Well, not favourably.
So, as you can see, there is something on both sides. People who do not listen are on both sides.
I have a new job which I hope will work out. Part of why I have it is because of this failure in communication. It is quite the juggling act.
So there's my own rant, back atcha. :)
And back to you.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko