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No, no, no!! Not at EA they won't!<br>
They fire guys like him at EA because "They don't fit in with the
culture"...<br><br>
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At 10:51 AM 7/15/2005, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Shockwave, there is an opening at
EA and I nominate you. More people with your way of thinking would go a
long way<br><br>
<br>
----- Original Message ----- From: "|TF20|Shockwave"
<shockwave@clan-tf20.com><br>
To: <bf1942@icculus.org><br>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:44 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Hotfix release time upgraded from 'soon' to 'not
far off'<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>----- Original Message ----- From:
"Lee Latham" <leeprivate@cgmlarson.com><br>
To: <bf1942@icculus.org><br>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:32 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Hotfix release time upgraded from 'soon' to 'not
far<br>
off'<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>In their defense, as a software
professional myself, I can tell you that<br>
they are just trying to not lie about it. If you ever give a
customer an<br>
estimated date, they always treat it as a promised delivery date, so
it's<br>
better, when possible, to be vague.<br>
</blockquote><br>
I am a software developer as well and we always give customers a firm
date.<br>
Being vague may give you wiggle room but it also sends the message that
you<br>
don't have a firm grasp on either the situation or your ability to deal
with<br>
it effectively. The potential problem is not missing a deadline as
much as<br>
it is not communicating effectively with the client. If a deadline
is not<br>
going to be met, the trick is to contact the client ahead of time to
let<br>
them know. Too often people wait until the deadline is past
before<br>
commenting on the status of a given job. That's what makes people
upset.<br>
There is simply no substitute for clear and precise communication
between<br>
involved parties. It's too bad that those in charge of BF2 have yet
to<br>
learn this lesson.<br><br>
<br>
Shockwave<br>
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