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Ronan Forman

8:00 PM

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Patrick Stalder

@RonanForman Blizzard does it on live systems. Just saying. :P

fbueckert

So, next step, I thought it might be the DB server itself; this was running on SQL Server 2000. So, we were going to upgrade to 2005; that was the best we could get upper management to shell out for.

Now, this was for a call center, and we couldn't bring down the database; had to be up, period.

So, we copied all the data over to the new server, and I was testing it out, making sure all the permissions and everything were in place, so the switchover would be seamless.

Now, keep in mind, I was also the resident techie, tasked to do everything that even remotely resembled it might be technical.

So, help desk, a little tech support, lots of duct tape and prayer holding stuff together.

So, it was taking a while to test this, as I didn't have much time to dedicate to it.

The "Operations Manager" aka. Mr. Useless Office Politics Moron, cornered me one day, and asked me what was taking so long to migrate everything.

I told him that testing took time, as I wanted to make sure everything was working right before switching it over.

He wanted an ETA, so I padded it out and told him it would take at least a week; get him off my back, and have enough time to test, even if I run into something unexpected.

A couple hours later, the CEO comes storming in and tells me, "Switch over the database right now!"

I tell her it's not ready, I need to do more testing. She responds, "No, you're ready to go now. Do it."

So I shrug, and flip the switch to switch everything to the new server.

Everything instantly crashes. The entire call center grinds to a halt.

I had to pull SO much overtime to put it all back properly.

QAzer

@fbueckert lol

fbueckert

We did eventually switch the database over, but that delayed it by about a week, due to Mr. Moron going over my head to scare the CEO into switching right then.

QAzer

@fbueckert this story is definitely Daily WTF worthy. xD

Ben Brocka

8:13 PM

I forget, did anyone here have this/similar logitech mouse? G500

fbueckert

@QAzer These were, sadly, almost daily occurrences at this job.

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Ben Brocka

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fbueckert

When we moved the company, we had to move the servers in the dead of the night due to the CEO's paranoia that the management company would find out, and lock us out of our server room.

Ronan Forman

@fbueckert That doesn't even make crazy sense.

John

8:15 PM

Ohmagoodness the LWJGL DisplayTest scared me so bad.

QAzer

@fbueckert What...? This... I don't even...

fbueckert

@QAzer Welcome to my very first programming job. :P

QAzer

@fbueckert how is she able to keep her job?

or even get it in the first place

fbueckert

@QAzer It was her company.

The whole job was overshadowed by her distrust in the entire Technical department.

Mr. Moron took a single programming course way back when, and was of the opinion he could do our job.

So he never believed us when we said it would take time to do things properly, and he had the CEO's ear.

He knew exactly what buttons to push.

When a problem would crop up, we would try to fix it ASAP.

Next time we saw our immediate superior (which was rare), we would inform him of what went wrong, so they would know what was going on.

He'd flip and tell us that he needed to know immediately if something went wrong.

QAzer

@fbueckert Sounds like you worked for Grima Wormtongue

fbueckert

8:21 PM

So, if something went wrong, we'd call him up, tell him what was happening, and that we were fixing it.

We would then get called every five minutes. "Is it fixed yet?" "Is it fixed yet?"

Eventually, I'd get fed up, tell my boss to shut up and stop calling, and I'd call him once it was fixed.

I was not popular with upper management.

Everyone else loved me, though.

QAzer

@fbueckert I think that's all that really matters. I can't even imagine ppl putting up with supervisors and executives like that.

Wipqozn

Oh snap, is there another @fbueckert work story going on? I love these!

QAzer

@fbueckert This story are awesome. Where can I subscribe to read more?

fbueckert

@QAzer Uhh. I'll see if I can find some links. I know I've told quite a few in chat here.

Wipqozn

That was a good one @fbueckert.

The overwhelming stupidity of the upper management at your previous job never fails to amaze me.

fbueckert

8:32 PM

@Wipqozn Thanks. Looking back, they're good lessons. But at the time, all I could do was go, "What. The. Fuck?"

Hmm. I don't remember when I told my last one. @Wipqozn any recollection when I told one?

Wipqozn

@fbueckert I think it's been a few weeks now.

You really should make a text file with hyperlinks to all of them :P

fbueckert

There needs to be a way to search all of chat, not just a single day.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert That feature exists.

1) Use the search bar

2) Scroll to the previous days using the button at the top of chat

3) ????

4) Profit!

@RonanForman Isn't that what Stack Exchange does?

fbueckert

@Wipqozn I want to search ALL of chat, not just specific days.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert You can

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