Ravings of a Textual Deviant

Today is my last day at this particular job. I’ve written my turnover documents, transferred my files, cleaned up the laptop, emptied my cube of personal possessions, been to my last meeting and to the good-bye lunch. I’m almost ready to turn in my security badge and parking pass. I’ll kiss one contracting agency goodbye and move on to a new one.

It’s been an adventure. I started this project in January of 2001 knowing absolutely nothing about software development. Now, I tend to think that software development is like sausage-making…once you know how it’s done, you’re a little afraid of the end product. It’s been an amazing learning experience, and I wish I could personally thank everyone who’s contributed to my education…intentionally and un. As much as the project has occasionally driven me around the bend, my leavetaking has a lot more to do with Stupid Employer Tricks than anything else. (When Stupid Employer Tricks take up 99% of my tolerance for what I’ll call nonsense, it makes all other nonsense seem that much worse. And every project has a certain degree of nonsense.) As much as I would like to see this project through, I am ready to say goodbye to it. It’s really the people that I’ll miss.

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