In another shop, and all my previous employers, I did as you said. No unsupported "freebies". In this shop, saying no is to be placed at the top of the RIF list for not being a "team player". And "not supportive".
Hopefully, if/when I get a new employer, I can do things the proper way. On Jul 8, 2014 5:53 PM, "Ed Gould" <edgould1...@comcast.net> wrote: > On Jul 8, 2014, at 4:18 PM, John McKown wrote: > >> --------------------------SNIP-------------------------- >> ------------------ >> Well, unfortunately, I am tasked to do things. So it is use what I >> have available to me because we _aren't_ going to get supported >> products which cost real money. And z/OS is not the only victim. The >> Windows people likewise have processes which are dependent on >> non-supported software. Because it reduces our budget. >> > > John:, > > Maybe the problem is you got into this position by your own permissive > behavior (I don't know) > But you have to be proactive just not "make it work". > I was always proactive and only supported items that I knew I was able to > support. I didn't take the the boss dictating "make it work" If he tried it > he knew that the project would fail not by me but because others couldn't > support what I knew was impossible. There was only one product that was > snuck into the system and it died a miserable death because I would upgrade > OS's and only inform my boss. Only the snuck in software had a problem and > I just said not mine you fix it, my boss stood behind me (as did his boss > and boss squared). One time it was requested that I assist the people and > the vendor was out of his depth, I ended up solving the problem only after > pointing out the issue exactly and the vendor fixing it after screaming it > wasn't their issue. > Ed > > >> >>> Ed >>> >> >> -- >> There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! >> Genghis Khan >> >> Maranatha! <>< >> John McKown >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
