Subj : Re: extreme programming (thoughts)
To   : comp.programming
From : jen
Date : Thu Jul 21 2005 04:22 pm

Matt,

The only problem with their (upper mgmt/CTO/CEO) demented idea of a
future that you painted is that we programmers are human. We've just
got to start acting like it.

For instance, you could: quit your job & find a new one, or complain to
your boss about the lack of a professional environment he's decided to
put you and the other people  (animals in a pen shall I say?) into.

I personally like the first option and always have. Always be willing
to move on. If someone doesn't treat me professionally, then I start
looking for the next job. Someday, they'll figure it out, or else they
won't. (I can't do everything for them, can I? ;-) At least, I'll be in
a better (or the same kind of) spot for more money. There are
tradeoffs. . . but then probably I can retire early.

So, put your money in good stock, my friend, and make your way past the
XPers toward the brighter horizon! You'll cause a little chaos when you
leave too.

.