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FWD: Discouraging supervisor from tangential assignment
Subject:FWD: Discouraging supervisor from tangential assignment From:Anonymous Poster <anonfwd -at- raycomm -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Sun, 19 Dec 1999 08:13:57 -0700 (MST)
I have been told that I will be in charge of creating a database for the
documentation and product packaging groups in my company. Months ago I
wrote to several newsgroups and learned that such a task was best
performed by an Access developer. My supervisor doesn't think we can hire
someone. I know very little about Access, but I suppose I could get the
wizards to do most of the heavy lifting. However, even if I can cobble
together something, I know that I am not confident enough to stand behind
its long-term use and know what to tweak when things go awry.
How can I convince my supervisor that I cannot possibly develop the
database without devoting all my time to it?
Thanks for any and all comments, suggestions, or warnings.
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