Re: Modernising the AS/400 WAS: external *PRTF

["Nelson C. Smith" <ncsmith@xxxxxxxx>]

I hear you, and agree completely.

That's why I don't feel the least bit guilty for padding the time on a
project that is not terribly pressing, and using part of it's time to
enhance some service programs with some procedures that I know we are going
to need sometime or something like that.  If you tried to get that approved
as a formal project, it would always be shot down,  but just today I had a
need for a procedure on an emergency fix that would have been very difficult
to come up with under pressure, but fortunately, I had already written it a
couple of months ago.  I knew it would come in handy sometime.  And, it
saved my company quite a lot.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Fritz" <JFritz@sharperimage.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 11:27 AM
Subject: RE: Modernising the AS/400 WAS: external *PRTF


> That's scary.  Wouldn't it have been more productive for them to have used
> that time to format their status reports more elaborately? <g>
>
> I'm an employee, not a consultant or contractor, and I try to devote as
much
> time at work as I can get away with to improving my technical skills.  I'm
> willing to compromise to meet deadlines <g>, but I think that in the long
> run both my employer and I benefit.  If I have to do it covertly, I will.
> This is like a game where the rules change completely every three years or
> so.  (e.g. basketball)  If you aren't allowed to try to keep up, you and
> your employer lose.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nelson C. Smith [mailto:ncsmith@gate.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 9:03 PM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Modernising the AS/400 WAS: external *PRTF
> >
> >
> > I once managed a small shop (4 programmers) and they were
> > REQUIRED to spend
> > one hour a day reading manuals, trade journals, or experimenting.  Of
> > course, MY bosses didn't know about it.  :-)
> >
> >>
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