tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post115499801851395310..comments2023-10-29T09:34:54.428-04:00Comments on Code, Code World: Plan?… We don’t need no stinkin plan!…Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07338910000372628114noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155168998154535542006-08-09T20:16:00.000-04:002006-08-09T20:16:00.000-04:00Beth - It may suck... but sometimes it's the only ...<B>Beth</B> - It may suck... but sometimes it's the only way to get it done! I'm sure you have a plan for this project though!!<BR/><BR/>There's nothing wrong with having to deal with all the realities. It's attempting to do it without first identifying as many as you possibly can that bothers me. Even when you think you've got them all.. it's a virtual certainty something will get missed anyway!!<BR/><BR/>I hope your project gets done on time, and you love the results!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338910000372628114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155131583778278692006-08-09T09:53:00.000-04:002006-08-09T09:53:00.000-04:00Well, since I am living in a home that is having a...Well, since I am living in a home that is having a home built around it, I think I completely understand and can say from experience, that absolutely sucks!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155086383017088232006-08-08T21:19:00.000-04:002006-08-08T21:19:00.000-04:00Spirit - We definitely need to carve out some time...<B>Spirit</B> - We definitely need to carve out some time to get our own plan together!<BR/><BR/>Go ahead and laugh by the way... I have been!! We can comiserate over a cold one or two at another time!<BR/><BR/><B>Ted</B> - Very true words!! I know I've been fortunate in that I've had some great projects,, and that the bad ones didn't ruin me financially, or professionally (although a couple came close!).<BR/><BR/>It's always a tough call, with many unknowns, in this case, there were no "knowns"... so the call was pretty easy.<BR/><BR/>But thanks for the words of encouragement.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338910000372628114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155079093899107262006-08-08T19:18:00.000-04:002006-08-08T19:18:00.000-04:00I have never regretted as much the projects I turn...I have never regretted as much the projects I turned down as the projects I accepted. Good post, Bill, and a good call.Ted Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762994936476913173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155077021194023282006-08-08T18:43:00.000-04:002006-08-08T18:43:00.000-04:00I don't know whether to burst out laughing or comm...I don't know whether to burst out laughing or commiserate. Probably both!!<BR/><BR/>Sorry the gig fell through, but well, I hope that something interesting comes along to fill your time... [wink wink!] :PSpirit Of Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650481514046944156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155071792046091722006-08-08T17:16:00.000-04:002006-08-08T17:16:00.000-04:00Lorna - "examine themselves" ... that's what it's ...<B>Lorna</B> - <I>"examine themselves"</I> ... that's what it's all about, in the end. Most of these folks think they know, everythign there is to know, about themselves and the business. THey might, but without putting it all on paper, the delivered reality is likely to be much different!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad my post relaxed you!<BR/><BR/><B>Kim</B> - I know.... I just complain, complain, complain... I think my blood alcohol level must be low!! :)<BR/><BR/><B>Cheryl</B> - Yeah.. me too, and I'm glad I'm able to take a step back these days... back in the day I would have jumped in with both feet!! I'm glad your daughter landed on her feet, and hopefully the new place is a LOT better!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338910000372628114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155049695767515182006-08-08T11:08:00.000-04:002006-08-08T11:08:00.000-04:00I've been shocked to find that many so called "big...I've been shocked to find that many so called "big players" in the business world run their companies in just such a haphazardly way. Then good people end up getting screwed...just happened to my daughter working for a VERY large banking institution whom you would definitly recognize...I was truly appalled...glad you didn't have to have the job to survive...she did...thank God He opened another door for her...Jada's Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788954125336097153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155047908689250902006-08-08T10:38:00.000-04:002006-08-08T10:38:00.000-04:00Bill, you poor thing. it's always something! I d...Bill, you poor thing. it's always something! I don't know how you stand it.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299227021974854275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1155022677641646032006-08-08T03:37:00.000-04:002006-08-08T03:37:00.000-04:00Oh Bill, your post made me feel quite relaxed---it...Oh Bill, your post made me feel quite relaxed---it meant that I could piggyback my project woes on yours and not have to write a rant about working for people with no plan. I've taken a small contract to organize a conference and have been trying since May to get a set of learning objectives from the management. I'm not about to plan a conference without one, and they're not about to examine themselves and figure out what they want to learn at their event. I fear I'm about to bail too, but something keeps me niggling at them to put their collective egoes in a box for a while and get a plan. Is this the wisdom of age, I wonder? or the foolishess of age?Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976144449873569523noreply@blogger.com