The feckin' rule book.

CrazyRabbit

Don't you just hate it when people have the rule book shoved so far up their arse that they can't see that it's full of ****?

In work, I just asked a guy in India to perform a fairly simple, routine task. He has insisted that I fill out an electronic form with 78 questions, & pay for a 'technical review' out of my departments budget. And he estimates the task will be completed 'within the next 3 weeks'. FFS, the team in Europe did this is 5 mins, with no bull**** forms or review.

Calm thoughts...deep breaths....don't kill anyone....

Anyone else out there have to put up with complete and utter bull**** processes or rules that defy belief?

Kiera

Yup we get that with IT at times. Helps to have one of them as a close mate tho

Hande hoche!

Dammit CrazyRabbit you're a maverick! In this precinct we do things
by the book.

CountingCrows

We follow orders, or people die. It's that simple. Are we clear?

krudler

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Dammit CrazyRabbit you're a maverick! In this precinct we do things
by the book.

*shoots the book*

I play by my own rules....

He's trying to tell you politely to fcuk off

krudler

I get this at work all the time, there's red tape and beuracracy to be upheld dammit! we cant do things simply and logically! why take 30 seconds to do something that should take 2 working days?

orourkeda

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Don't you just hate it when people have the rule book shoved so far up their arse that they can't see that it's full of ****?

In work, I just asked a guy in India to perform a fairly simple, routine task. He has insisted that I fill out an electronic form with 78 questions, & pay for a 'technical review' out of my departments budget. And he estimates the task will be completed 'within the next 3 weeks'. FFS, the team in Europe did this is 5 mins, with no bull**** forms or review.

Calm thoughts...deep breadths....don't kill anyone....

Anyone else out there have to put up with complete and utter bull**** processes or rules that defy belief?

Wide Breadths.

Deep Breaths.

I hope your man doesn't send you a spelling test.

Wompa1

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Don't you just hate it when people have the rule book shoved so far up their arse that they can't see that it's full of ****?

In work, I just asked a guy in India to perform a fairly simple, routine task. He has insisted that I fill out an electronic form with 78 questions, & pay for a 'technical review' out of my departments budget. And he estimates the task will be completed 'within the next 3 weeks'. FFS, the team in Europe did this is 5 mins, with no bull**** forms or review.

Calm thoughts...deep breadths....don't kill anyone....

Anyone else out there have to put up with complete and utter bull**** processes or rules that defy belief?

I'm going to guess you work for a large multinational too? This might sound racist but teams in India seem to need structure and a lot of hand holding. You can have the most fool proof processes to follow and they will find a way to get it wrong. Eastern Europe is starting to pose a threat to India at the moment..their knowledge seems to be better and they have more initiative and require less guidance. But sure in 5 years we might be the go to place for off-shoring...if wages keep dropping

Alter-Ego

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Dammit CrazyRabbit you're a maverick! In this precinct we do things
by the book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJvYeCgsxLA

NothingMan

I play by my own rules and nobody elses. Not even my own.

Hande hoche!

krudler wrote: »

*shoots the book*

I play by my own rules....

Damn two loose canon cops out on a vendetta. The mayor is
gonna be breathing down my neck over this.

*opens top drawer and pulls out whiskey bottle*

squeakyduck

Sometimes if I am in the bosses bad books I play by the rules, but most of the time I do my own thing....which sometimes gets me in trouble with the boss! :P

Oh well....I can't always win!

wandatowell

rules meh

books meh

Dravokivich

they're rules that are defined by their client... if you have a problem with that, take it up with your cto...

Lapin

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

...........Calm thoughts...deep breaths....don't kill anyone....

Do

jenizzle

I'm one of the feckers that makes you follow the rules - if I don't make you go through the process, then my boss will throw a hissyfit at me. Also, I'll totally forget to do what you've asked me to do. Think "Why didn't you log a call for it?! WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!"

If you do it the right way, then your request goes into a big long list and I'll get to it when I can. If you're not a c*nt then I'll get to it as soon as I can

Cathaoirleach

I remember in RTÉ in the 70s, not sure if it's still the same. And this is even before Gaffers.

If you wanted to move a simple light stand from one side of the studio to the other, you needed an electriction to pull out the plug and and two 'trained' people to move the stand. Then the electriction would plug it back in again. That was the requirement. These gobsh!tes would be standing around all day getting paid to do feck all.

neilthefunkeone

Ha.. i was stopped on the stair well in work the other day by some randomer and asked to explain why i wasnt holding the handrail walking up the stairs...

What a prat!! Supposedly walking the stairs is not a game!!:p

CrazyRabbit

jenizzle wrote: »

I'm one of the feckers that makes you follow the rules - if I don't make you go through the process, then my boss will throw a hissyfit at me. Also, I'll totally forget to do what you've asked me to do. Think "Why didn't you log a call for it?! WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!"

If you do it the right way, then your request goes into a big long list and I'll get to it when I can. If you're not a c*nt then I'll get to it as soon as I can

Are you one of those people that enforces rules even though you know they are crap rules, but can't be bothered to go to your boss and convince them that the rules need to be changed?