Re: The not-so-new anymore topic

[lpraderio <lpraderi -at- CLIFF -dot- WHOI -dot- EDU>]

Hi correaj,

Well, you've got some tough hide and I envy you dearly because I certainly need
to hear a a little respect and not distain in a voice from a human I am working
with for many hours/week.

Also, I hate dealing with rude people regularly because they just bug me-plain
and simple; and if they don't care what my level of work and  understanding is
then odds are they aren't going to give me the information I need and aren't
going to offer me info they may think I need (it helps to have an open and free-
flowing relationship).

Also, they may treat me unfairly and not promote me (yes some of us are at the
whim of other's egos).  I  certainly haven't an ounce of problem with quitting
a job because the environment is rude and offensive, but whether I'm there for
1 hour or 400 years I'm not gonna tolerate rudeness.  period.  It's not a case
of pleasing developers/engineers, it's a case of a little respect!

I do strongly agree with your idea of concentrating on the user, it certainly,
IMHO, gets many of us through a day.


Laura Praderio
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
lpraderioWwhoi.edu

I'm probably going to get beaten up for this one, but why is everyone so
intent on getting a developer's respect? The customer/user's respect is
what I want -- if I'm getting that who cares what everyone else thinks? I
don't work for developers or trainers or supporters or managers or funders.
I work for users.

Go in search of their opinions -- fix what they don't like and celebrate
what they love.

correaj -at- sdsc -dot- edu
I represent only myself.