Comment Re:Have you talked to anyone? (Score 1) 848
fair call. putting something in place and then asserting that you deserve to get paid is a different ball game to trying to make extra money out of the company in a mutually beneficial exchange.
fair call. putting something in place and then asserting that you deserve to get paid is a different ball game to trying to make extra money out of the company in a mutually beneficial exchange.
thats pretty much how it was when i was working in government.
I got the fuck outta there so i could actually DO something in IT instead of be just a computer tech and be up to date on possibly relevant technology.
now i do all those things under the "IT" umbrella. infrastructure, contracts, the data, hardware, software, business streamlining, online (everything but the actual marketing).
"The engineering department at a TV station *IS* an IT department. They manage the electronic equipment and the maintenance of the equipment which facilitates the business." no, the engineering department at a TV station is a PC tech work house, NOT an IT department. there is a lot more to managing IT infastructure than just keeping "the equipment going". Identifying avenues for digital optimisation and progression is important.
the only good ones i've met work in government.
take pure profits away from sales and marketing and they become quite responsible and reasonable individuals business wise.
I'm not saying hold your manager over a barrel? if he doesn't want to pay he isn't going to pay?
All i'm suggesting is that you could approach your manager with a solution, if he says "no, can't afford it" then don't supply it. that's all there is to it, the software isn't without value as you've spent personal time developing / designing.
If your manager demands that you implement anyway, simply say that you can't afford the cost of the software?
"look I wrote this application even though you told me there were no funds available, and even though the application makes my job significantly easier, I still want you to pay me for it or I'm not going to give you the application."
"look, i have found a product (shows example of prototype) even though you previously said that the company can't afford the implementation. here is a cost vs benefit analysis on how this product will improve our processes and save us money (justify the expense), I can have the product license signed over to your company so we can have absolute control over any changes to future requirements of the company, the software costs this much to install and has a license fee of x per year... what do you think? "
There no need to tell your manager that you wrote it, its pretty irrelevant if you did, you're not selling your skill (angling for a promotion) you're selling a solution. its much safer (and more professional) this way. if your boss isn't interested sell it elsewhere?
without being asked by his boss to do the code, c, d, and e are all entirely justifiable.
they can, after all, simply continue what they were doing before using the new software that wasn't asked for?
I may have a specific job title, but my real job is helping the my team, co-workers and company be successful.
no, your real job is still whats on that title. you're just taking it upon yourself to be a team-member not an employee.
there is nothing wrong with having the self confidence to identify when your value to the company isn't re-enumerated. just because someone pays you a wage doesn't mean that the company owns you. They pay you a wage to do whats in your contract, there is nothing wrong with NOT doing what ISN'T in your contract without payment.
its much harder to get job satisfaction when all you save is your bosses ass.
picture yourself on your death bed looking back over your life... what do you want to see?
well, i don't want to see about 20 years of poverty after retirement.
I think you're barking up the wrong tree here
i think you answered the question perfectly, but seemed to give the OP some meaning that he didn't have.
clearly he wants to know how to avoid getting rolled by his boss, and maximise his profits..
basically. tell your boss you've found a solution for an ongoing problem to your job, however its outside of your scope to impliment. you could ask for either an amendment to your contract (and a payrise) for the extra responsibility OR to sell the solution outright to your boss. but make sure he(/she) understands that there is no free lunches. basically talk to your boss as if someone else is selling the software and you're just found a good "deal",
SQLServer certainly does. (our implementation is rubish though, 2 million records and no primary key or proper relational databases, who would have though that would lead to problems!?). but if used properly mySQL should be no worse.
i think he is saying that he doesn't want the law that makes apple "right" to apply, he makes no statement about that it should still apply to others, infact he says the opposite.
So while I expect Apple is probably legally correct, all that means is that the law is clearly wrong and needs fixing
what he is saying is "i want justice, not the universal application of outdated law that benefits no one but the company with the most lawyers"
When the general view of "Freedom" is defined better by some other state,
.. well, freedom is well defined in the American constitution. if only it was applied to American politics.
American based Infrastructure can be routed around. the only control you should have over the internet is what is held within your borders. and you've already shown you can't be trusted hosting
then mock them for trying to protect their innovations.
I'll never understand why techy types place little to no value in the innovation of user interactivity.
there is huge value to it, but i don't think it should be somethign that can be protected by patent law.
think of it this way, a User interface is normally only "user friendly" because its what everyone is use to.
if i made a car with the accelerator and front brake on the steering wheel, and rear brake and clutch as foot pedals, it won't sell very well, because the "user friendly" interface is the one everyone is used to and expects.
similarly, imagine how difficult just jumping into a car and driving around IF the ford T protected their design layout for the user interface of their vehicle (it was one of the first with a "modern" design layout of steering wheel and foot pedals). so that other companies have to come up with a different interface.
the reality is, if you come up with an interface that's easy to use to utilize your product, and your product blows the market wide open, others are going to copy the user interface to utilize their product, because that's what the customer is expecting from that device, not because they want to cheap out on unique designs.
thats not a fair assesment at all. it would be more accurate to say "ah, selective application of the legal system based on whether you think that particular law in question is valid", which is a damn site better than "selective application of the legal system based on how many lawyers you have"
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. -- Ambrose Bierce