Re: How are things done where you work?

Brett,

More in general.
>
> 1.) Is it normal for (technical) management (actually 1 of 2 co owners) to
> constantly interrupt developers all day with with questions such as:
> "can we look at this",

Yes

> "I found this, can we try it now",

Yes

> "Can we see what these guys are doing",

Yes

> "can we change the color of this just for now"

Yes

> and so on?

Yes

>
> 2.) Is it normal for developers to bounce around on little tiny projects
> all day or stick to one or two large projects and work with their team?
>

Yes

> We use no type of source control, management won't buy new software, there
> are no standards in our development b/c management won't efforce them, we
> shoot from the hip with planning, developers aren't comp'd anything for
> efforts. Obviously I'm looking for another job but want to make sure my
> expectations aren't to high. I believe my current work environment is a
> disaster. I didn't think that when I joined but as I've improved, I feel
> now this place will just degrade my skills. I want to be rewarded for
> effort and also need to be around developers that have much experience,
> good programming practicies, and can easily leave me in the dust (better
> than me in other words). I'm sure there are plenty of places like that.
>

Don't be to optimistic there are probably more managers who know nothing
than there are who are real pro's. A problem can be that the real pro's have
the same managers as you describe.

Try to find the skills to avoid that.

One of those I learned as one of the first in a kind of same environment as
you described. Make a little error in what you make, that is easy to
correct. However it should be seen directly. When it is seen, tell that it
is very difficult to change. Don't forget to give compliments until they are
sick from it and never tell that you did make it express.

Although when it is to hard, than try to change and to experience yourself
what is the best environment for you. Sometimes are there advantages working
in an environment as you describe where the managers are nulls in your area
of skills.

However, when you are young, than is my advice. Try to move, you learn to
slow in such an amateur environment as you now describe.

Just my thought,

Cor


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