Client: Do you know off the top of your head anything about (esoteric function for third party application)?

Us: Not really, but some quick searching brought up these links…

Client: That’s not really helpful.

What we didn’t say: Gee, sorry that we’re not omnipotent and know every single detail about every single application in existence - including those that no on here use.

Us: Well, we don’t really support third party applications directly. We can do some more searching, and/or ask one of our other clients who does use that application, if you like.

Client: I have to have this site up in a week, and if they can’t help and you can’t help, then I’m cooked.

Ah, yes. Nothing like waiting until the very last possible moment.

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earl colby pottinger
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Got to love the people who think they can learn in a single week stuff that took us years to learn fully, or in some case still have not learnt because there is some much else to learn first.

Yet, they want you to “just” quickly teach them how to do their own jobs.

November 29th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

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