Nen: I wonder... does the fellow of a twirlable mustache? That's mustache twirl passive-aggressive shenanigans, I'd say. I mean... damn. At least more than a three day warning. A week? A month? Something. Not just, "Oh, day after tomorrow we're sending you to fumble in front of a major client. Enjoy!"
No, he sports a full beard.
I should clarify. He dutifully put his request in for time off at least a month in advance. I was even in the meeting where this debate has hashed out in front of everyone and left hanging in the air, with everyone assuming he was still going on the trip.
It's the fumbling in front of a major client that really has me pissed. Unfortunately management is kind of gung-ho about trials by fire, they don't seem to mind them, for anyone.
Secondly, the guy is just very self-centered to begin with. He's fun, but when it comes to brass tax he likes things the way he likes them, period. So instead of doing a square both by his fellow programmer and the company and our client....he's dicking over all of them so he can have his day off running the lights or doing the sound for one of his church gatherings. He's sort of in-between a rock and a hard place....but seriously, it's his software! And almost no one else knows it! There's no getting around that fact. The question will naturally arise, when people are on the phone to him or waiting for a chat response "Why isn't he here?"
FUCK DELL PRINTERS, THIS SHIT MAKES HP LOOK LIKE CANDY TO ME
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