Finger in my pie.
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- ********
So I've been looking for some flash help. I've got a few leads. Thing is, a while back, we got in this dude to help on a project, and he's a really confident saleman type designer. Within 5 minutes he'd all but taken over the project and persuaded my boss to out-source EVERYTHING to him.
The boss has looked him up, and I'm not happy. The most interesting project I've ever worked on and I'm worried he's gonna stick his fingers in my pie and I don't want his fingers in my pie.
Last time he even bitched about our hosting, and insisted we do everything in ASP, rather than PHP thus ensuring I couldn't maintain it - being of the PHP camp.
How do I counter all this? I'm sure he's gonna try to walk all over me and my chance to shine, and all I want is fucking flash help!
- ********0
if he's tryin' tae finger yer pie, ye need tae pit yer whale airm in his pie.
That'll teach the cunt.
- Beech0
take like a mad weekend crash course in flash and own his ass. Easier said than done of course but the guy sounds like he's being an ass hat.
- ********0
Talk to your boss
g/luck
- bk_shankz0
Sleep with his girlfreind or gay lover, that'll learn him.
- Blofeldt0
Bad luck moth. I don't what to advise. General nastiness probably isn't a very good idea. Maybe ask your boss to let you check everything he does. Anyway, if he's doing flash, can't you write the connecting pages in PHP. You know, the bits that actually do something?
- donal0
set out everything you want to do, and let this chapknow whos calling the shots early on.
Dont forget you are both on the same side though - use his skills to the max, and hear him out. Once you are working together it will be so much easier to do the job well. good luck!
- Blofeldt0
donal said what i gone done wanted to say right there so he did.
- soda0
talk to your boss about the cost of outsourcing it all to him, establish a chain of communication that goes through you, warn your boss he could just be winging it and needs time to be tested to make sure it all works (is he just ultra confident or is he as good as he says he is?).
Worse comes to the worse just talk to your boss about your concerns honestly.
It might work depending on your chief (heh...wanted to work that Wendellism into a post at somepoint...)
- ********0
He's good. But he has that sales tone which makes the directors slobber all over him.
If he says it's needed, they wanna buy it, regardless of what I say.
- Blofeldt0
Casually get your cock ut in a meeting. Don't play with it or anything. Just stand normal like, but with your John Thomas on full view.
Then everytime he says something your directors like, do a little dance.
- ********0
haha.
I guess I'll just have to be authoritive. If even asks "why?" I'll just say because we asked you too.
- soda0
in my experience people who sound ultra confident and have the sales patter down to a tee are normally rubbish, or not to be trusted.
Let him have enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Either that or treat it as a challenge for you to up your game, identify where he 'appears' to be more useful than you and improve.Or do Blofields lil'fella dance in a meeting...Class!
- ********0
name and shame?
- ********0
become his friend, take him out for a few drinks. slip him a bit of rohypnol (or however you spell it) get him hooked up for a filthy fat whore, take some polaroids ... hey presto .... prime blackmail material to influence him to sling his hook!
- SteveJobs0
cut his fingers off?
- Blofeldt0
When he comes to the office the first time, sit there leering over the table with bothhands in a big hot meat pie, sneering,
"My Pie, keep your fingers out. This is my PIE! MY PIE. And i'm the only one who's going to have my fingers in it. Get your own PIE AND STICK YOUR FINGERS IN THAT, BUT THIS
is my pie!"
- ********0
name and shame?
Bottlerocket
(Feb 18 05, 05:14)No. Because, they haven't taken the job yet. I just worried because of my previous dealings.
- toastie0
build up a case against ASP. ASP sucks and you should let them know that. Make a large "PHP ROX!" banner and bring it with you to work.
Also, get a sock, fill it up with pennies and late at night when that guy is leaving the office, jump up behind him and whack him in the head as hard as you can with it.