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Re: worst RPG ever seen?

The best recognition I ever got was at a company that I contracted with off and on. At one stint they mentioned they'd like a particular report, but to fit it into down-time when the regular project was bogged down. No specs, just see what I could piece together, don't get frustrated. So, I did it. It was a lot of questioning and a lot of piecing together of existing info, but nothing spectacular.
Next stint I was there a senior VP stopped me in the hall one day and said "You are the one that created the "Booth Report" aren't you?." My answer was "huh?" with a suitably stupid looking expression. As it turns out, they'd been trying to get this report for at least 7 years with no success. Thats why all I had to do was piece stuff together. For some reason it had caused a lot of discussion, and in the process the report became known by my name. I felt flattered. 


Holden Tommy wrote:

Hmmm...no recognition in the private sector??  Just do something wrong
trust me....you'll be recognized instantly & by people you've never had
to deal with will know who you are LOL 

Thanks,
Tommy Holden


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Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:28 AM
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I guess this is why Conservatives tend to hate Unions. Or are they
Jealous?



6.75 hours per day with 2 15 minute breaks and a 45 minute lunch....
Anything more would be uncivilized.

:)

I recall the days of working for private business...  10 and 12 hour

days,

no lunch breaks... and most importantly, no recognition ....

Ron Power
Programmer
Information Services
City Of St. John's, NL
P.O. Box 908
St. John's, NL
A1C 5M2
709-576-8132
rpower@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.stjohns.ca/


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9 am to 4:30 pm ?  You only work half days ?



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|From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
|On Behalf Of RPower@xxxxxxxxxx
|Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:44 AM
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|
|To be totally honest here.  I don't let work drive me insane.  I just
do
|my job to the best of my ability and at 4:30 I go home.  I don't

think

no
|more about it until 9:00 AM the next morning.  I don't get paid

enough

|(nor could I ever get paid enough) to let the worries of work follow

me

|home.  I leave them at the door when I leave.  I do get frustrated at
|times, but never to the point where I would lose my sanity.  That

comes

|when I get home and can't get in the front door because the kids have
it
|blocked off with bookbags, shoes, sneakers and boots lol.  But work..
nah
|I don't let that bother me.  but of course... I'm union too and work
for
|government so I guess I might be a special case.... :)
|
|Ron Power
|Programmer
|Information Services
|City Of St. John's, NL
|P.O. Box 908
|St. John's, NL
|A1C 5M2
|709-576-8132
|rpower@xxxxxxxxxx
|http://www.stjohns.ca/


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|Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of

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