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Resume Bullshit:
The following appeared on a resume recently sent to my company...these bullet points contained the worst offenses, although the entire resume was quite a stinker. [Ed: I'm sure he was hired instantaneously.]
- Project: OMCR MIB/UI For CDMA EGP Feature
- Developed OMCR MIB/UI Enhanced Generic Processor feature for CDMA network
- Designed feature to have the capacities of FEP, CDP, OMP, CPP Devices, to improve their logical functions, and to reduce the number of those processors per transcoder Improved other performaces
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Coversational Bullshit:
These are conversations recently overheard at my job and taken from discussions in meetings. Most of the quotes are from my boss.
"if the delta is 180 degrees it takes 2 weeks, if the delta is 360
degrees, it might take 2 months, so what's the delta on this? a
reasonable amount of delta will require a reasonable amount of code
tweak. a substandial amount of delta increases rev-time exponentially"
"we need to drill down on this marketing document to a fine degree of
granularity"
"we've got a dinconnect here, am i building a truck, an SUV, or a sedan
with this firmware app?"
"how can we 'hand-stitch' this trial schema? let's facilitate that
development, and determine how to stitch in our product without
rebuilding the entire catalog."
[Ed: Sewing terms used in software meetings? How come I never thought of that? It's the next big thing! "Let's 'embroider' a custom solution for the team!"
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Manager's Corner aka. Piled Higher and Deeper Thank You 'Gifts': Reinforce the belief that hard work will pay off. Reward employees for extra effort or time, but consider a 'thank you gift' rather than actual money, promotions, or salary increases. Suggested are the following: plants, food/gift baskets, cakes, household items, sports tickets, or a dinner. Make sure the 'gift' is a fraction of the actual value of the overtime, it will save your budget and create a sense of compensation, without having to pay 'full price' for the extra production.
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