I know a few people who are very stuck in the "Me Versus a World of Stupidity" thing and I find it quite amusing how often they're wrong with their own suggested fixes to things, because they're...
I know a few people who are very stuck in the "Me Versus a World of Stupidity" thing and I find it quite amusing how often they're wrong with their own suggested fixes to things, because they're generally very focussed on the aspect of the problem which intersects with their own expertise and that means they've generally missed something important from elsewhere.
Starts out great, feels like the start of a truly original, thought-provoking look at my unhappiness with the ("wrong") direction the IT world continues to go ... and somewhat, it is. But I was...
Starts out great, feels like the start of a truly original, thought-provoking look at my unhappiness with the ("wrong") direction the IT world continues to go ... and somewhat, it is. But I was disappointed at the end, when I didn't get that magic bullet solution for my suffering.
Probably because there isn't one. It's not going to change any time soon, unless everybody becomes proficient in everything (unlikely) or people finally stop assuming things about fields they...
Probably because there isn't one. It's not going to change any time soon, unless everybody becomes proficient in everything (unlikely) or people finally stop assuming things about fields they don't know anything of (unlikely).
I'm glad to know other people are plagued by the same desire to get things fixed in life: I've had to learn to walk away from some problems because I absolutely will get to the bottom of a...
I'm glad to know other people are plagued by the same desire to get things fixed in life:
I found a “For Problems Call…” phone# printed on a nearby street sign and called the railroad utility. The voice of the man on the other end, who I hope was wearing that classic pinstriped cap, heard the situation as I described it. He then asked me for a “crossing number,” (maybe it was a different term) which I found printed on nearby equipment. He thanked me and said they’d send someone to fix it.
I basically filed a bug report for a railroad crossing.
I didn’t do it for the Good of Humanity. I didn’t do it because I was worried about my journeys being blocked in the future. I did it because of the Engineer’s Curse. I really, truly, deeply want things to work.
I've had to learn to walk away from some problems because I absolutely will get to the bottom of a technical issue, come hell or high water. This is bad when you're supposed to be leaving in 10 minutes for an engagement.
Doing software QA from the background of a mechanical engineer makes me feel twice-plagued by this sometimes. It's like I have two groups to shake my fist at when I interact with products. I'm pretty good at the software QA I do, and I love that it means we release a more stable product. Hopefully we're one less code package to shake a fist at!
I know a few people who are very stuck in the "Me Versus a World of Stupidity" thing and I find it quite amusing how often they're wrong with their own suggested fixes to things, because they're generally very focussed on the aspect of the problem which intersects with their own expertise and that means they've generally missed something important from elsewhere.
Starts out great, feels like the start of a truly original, thought-provoking look at my unhappiness with the ("wrong") direction the IT world continues to go ... and somewhat, it is. But I was disappointed at the end, when I didn't get that magic bullet solution for my suffering.
Probably because there isn't one. It's not going to change any time soon, unless everybody becomes proficient in everything (unlikely) or people finally stop assuming things about fields they don't know anything of (unlikely).
I'm glad to know other people are plagued by the same desire to get things fixed in life:
I've had to learn to walk away from some problems because I absolutely will get to the bottom of a technical issue, come hell or high water. This is bad when you're supposed to be leaving in 10 minutes for an engagement.
Doing software QA from the background of a mechanical engineer makes me feel twice-plagued by this sometimes. It's like I have two groups to shake my fist at when I interact with products. I'm pretty good at the software QA I do, and I love that it means we release a more stable product. Hopefully we're one less code package to shake a fist at!
While it's written to software engineers, the exact same truths apply to accountants as well.