This one’s inspired, rather obviously, by my day job – specifically all the times I’ve wanted to fix something and have been told that I can’t because it’s not what the customer asked for. The strip ended up being more of a shot at project managers than I intended, so I’ll add a disclaimer saying that this is not directed at any of the project managers I currently interact with in my daily life.
Taking a big chance posting this one, as it is NOT Mrs. Shoebox-approved!
MRS. SHOEBOX’S ASSESSMENT OF TODAY’S STRIP: *silence* Sorry…I tried to like it.
See?
But I also showed it to Rob, who thought it was great. I weighed the number of strips written by Rob against the number of strips written by my wife, multiplied the wife-strips total by the standard “sole nookie provider” factor, and although the number came out staggeringly in favor of the missus, I decided to post the strip anyway in the hopes that, once again, those of you who are in the software development biz will find something to relate to here.
In other news not important enough to be deserving of a clever segue, the bandages are off, my hand is mostly healed, and I’m getting back on my bike tomorrow. With any luck, the results will be somewhat less stupid and painful this time.
See you next week!
-=’Box=-
It’s hilarious. Unfortunately only to those who work in an office environment.
For me, though, brilliant!
Unfortunately, I have worked with people like this. So, yes, I found it funny as hell!!!
Glad your hand is better, now you can get back to your ‘important activities” with it.
So I just finished al lthis uni project management classes for this?!
Yup, that you did GP.
Witty retort about the strip: “No, no they don’t.” X^(
Witty retort about ShoEboX: “Or this time the results could be more stupid, but recorded for posterity.”
I’m a PM…and I almost cracked a smile.
When dealing with Mega-Corporation IT group, you have to wade through layers and layers of PMs to get to somebody that actually knows what the hell is really going on. Of course, they’re the ones doing the actual work too.
I recognize the personality type in my work group and company. This is going to make some email rounds today, I promise you.
Totally funny for anyone who has to deal with corporate droids. About your hand — you are probably too old for a bicycle. Consider a walker — much safer.
Oh, man. As someone who deals with failed/troubled IT projects for a living, I laughed out loud at this one, after which I buried my face in my hands. This is a frighteningly wonderful summary of exactly what happens on many large IT projects. ..bruce..
hmm this shoould be printed and be handed around in the PM classes of mine…
I agree with Rob, as my wife does non-IT project management.
I’m not a software developer, but I am a sole nookie provider to one, and it seems like whenever I don’t get the joke, that’s the day he comes home and says “Oh man, HILARIOUS PartiallyClips today…”
I do not work with IT. I work in education. The mindset is identical…and I enjoyed this one a lot.
Not only do I get intimately involved with project management, but my wife and I have spent the last few weeks argu… er, DISCUSSING whether we should do the upstairs window trim or finish out the basement first (and yes, part of the discussion was “but I’m halfway through this, I’d have to move my tools!”). My favorite one for a while.
As one prepared to beassimulated by the borg .. I mean PMI — nice hit! Enjoyed and shared with the rest of my PM team.