Chris
11-12-2008, 01:51 PM
A play, by Chris Beasley
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Chris: Would you please make sure that when the form is submitted it goes into an approval queue before being processed.
Contractor: Sure, the form submissions now go for approval. Please send final payment.
Chris: Okay, let me test... hmm... actually, it looks like this work hasn't been completed. Do that, and do the other stuff we've talked about.
Contractor: Okay, the work is done, please review and send final payment.
Chris: Actually, hmm, it looks like you didn't even start a couple of the things. Do them.
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I'm busy, I hire a programmer because I don't want to have to do it myself. This project has been going on a little while (though still short compared to most other ones I've done) and I can tell they really want to get paid, but I'm busy, and maybe it takes me a day or two to respond to their review requests. So it drags out the process, but really, the **** I find that is wrong is obvious, it is as if they didn't do any QC themselves. It is like they programmed X feature, but they don't actually test to see if their work works, and then just email me that it is done.
So annoying.
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Chris: Would you please make sure that when the form is submitted it goes into an approval queue before being processed.
Contractor: Sure, the form submissions now go for approval. Please send final payment.
Chris: Okay, let me test... hmm... actually, it looks like this work hasn't been completed. Do that, and do the other stuff we've talked about.
Contractor: Okay, the work is done, please review and send final payment.
Chris: Actually, hmm, it looks like you didn't even start a couple of the things. Do them.
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I'm busy, I hire a programmer because I don't want to have to do it myself. This project has been going on a little while (though still short compared to most other ones I've done) and I can tell they really want to get paid, but I'm busy, and maybe it takes me a day or two to respond to their review requests. So it drags out the process, but really, the **** I find that is wrong is obvious, it is as if they didn't do any QC themselves. It is like they programmed X feature, but they don't actually test to see if their work works, and then just email me that it is done.
So annoying.