We all have to be charitable, not to say grovelling, to our clients' faces. Sometimes it is a huge relief to be derogatory in private among fellow professionals! (I work in graphics, using FM as a tool rather than an end in itself and on forums we do a fair bit of moaning about clients.)
On 21/12/11 23:42, "Corn Walker" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 21, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Richard S. Russell wrote: > >> As I am retired and do my database work entirely pro bono for deserving >> non-profit organizations, I am not unduly constrained by the profit motive, >> so I can call 'em as I sees 'em. > > Would you not agree that it is preferable that one be charitable rather than > derogatory? I see this as an opportunity both to better learn the motivations > behind the request as well as educate the client about best practices in > design and ways that a database system might improve upon their process. Both > parties come out ahead and feeling positively about the experience rather than > adversarial. > > Cheers, > -corn > > > Cornelius Walker > The Proof Group > http://proofgroup.com/ > > -------------------------------- > Inbound email scanned by Mimecast. > -------------------------------- > > <BR> @|from|cn|@ @|from|title|@ - @|from|company|@ Tel: @|from|telephonenumber|@ @|from|wwwhomepage|@ @|from|streetaddress|@, @|from|l|@, @|from|st|@, @|from|postalcode|@, @|from|co|@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media Square plc or any of its subsidiary companies may not be held responsible for the content of this email as it may reflect the personal view of the sender and not that of the company. Should you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, copy or distribute it. While Media Square plc scans all outbound emails for viruses, it cannot be held responsible for any infected files that you may receive. Media Square plc advises all recipients to virus scan any file attachments. Fourninety Limited, a member company of MSQ Partners (Ltd). Registered in England No. 3737606. Registered Office: 6 York Street, London, W1U 6PL, United Kingdom This email message has been scanned and delivered safely by Mimecast. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
