MailScanner ANNOUNCE: Stable version 4.58.9 released

[Nigel Kendrick]

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[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Glenn Steen
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12:15 PM
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: Re: MailScanner ANNOUNCE: Stable version 4.58.9 released

On 02/02/07, Nigel Kendrick <support-lists at petdoctors.co.uk> wrote:
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> Has anyone noticed I produced a stable release this afternoon?
> Or is it just working okay?
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> We are the Managers. You are the coding monkey - know your place.
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> If we want to talk to you we'll send you a memo
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> ;-)
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Eh ... Nigel... You should familiarise yourself with the writings of
one S Travaglia ... That type of statement from "the Boss" or other
management types unfailingly lead to bad accidents (electrocution,
massive physical (kinetic/falling) damage, specifically designed code
"only for you" etc) happening... :-D

Take care;)
-- 
-- Glenn

Trouble is, there's too many Managers / Directors who think like that - 

The Department Manager for which I once worked sat about 5m away from me (in
his own office at the end of the open plan floor area, of course). I spent
one entire Sunday installing network cables in a new area. On the Monday, my
Team Supervisor called me into his office and read out a memo from his Line
Manager saying that 'D' Had asked 'T' to instruct him ('M') to thank me for
coming in on Sunday - so that's:

'D' (Dept Manager) --> Memo to 'T' (Line Manager) --> Passed memo to 'M'
(Team Supervisor) --> Me!

Wow, I really felt 'in my place'!! It made me determined to always know and
speak to all the team members who work for me, regardless of 'rank'.