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  • K Kent-Dorfman
    6 Feb 2023, 05:55

    Would you stay on a project that is doomed to failure due to "warp drive requirments" by a customer who doesn't understand the laws of physics and insists on dictating implementation mechanisms, thus sabotaging any chance of success? or would your professional integrity cause you to look elsewhere for work? Sure their money spends as well as anyone's, but how important is personal job accomplishment/satisfaction?

    Background is that the proof of concept deliverable is achievable if the customer sticks to functional requirements and stays the hell out of dictating implementation specifics. They are the consumate "it can't be that hard" morons who wont' listen to those of us who've been doing this for 10,20,30 years.

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      Kent-Dorfman
      wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 01:39 last edited by
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      better late than never...finally quit this boondoggle...now I can mend my soul.

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      • K Kent-Dorfman
        18 Apr 2023, 01:39

        better late than never...finally quit this boondoggle...now I can mend my soul.

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        mzimmers
        wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 01:45 last edited by
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        @Kent-Dorfman I hope it works out for you. We're in a fortunate time and space where we have some latitude when it comes to job selection. I hope your next position is everything that your last one wasn't.

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        • M mzimmers
          18 Apr 2023, 01:45

          @Kent-Dorfman I hope it works out for you. We're in a fortunate time and space where we have some latitude when it comes to job selection. I hope your next position is everything that your last one wasn't.

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          Kent-Dorfman
          wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 01:49 last edited by
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          @mzimmers
          Thanks, man!

          Gonna play in my woodshop, throw some acrylic paint at a canvas or two, and hit the WV mountains with my camera on my motorcycle.

          Only real computer engineering stuff I may mix in is more playing with the STM32 microcontrollers I've been experimenting with for different tasks....Well, that and harrassing people on tech forums. LOL

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          • K Kent-Dorfman
            18 Apr 2023, 01:49

            @mzimmers
            Thanks, man!

            Gonna play in my woodshop, throw some acrylic paint at a canvas or two, and hit the WV mountains with my camera on my motorcycle.

            Only real computer engineering stuff I may mix in is more playing with the STM32 microcontrollers I've been experimenting with for different tasks....Well, that and harrassing people on tech forums. LOL

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            mzimmers
            wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 01:57 last edited by
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            @Kent-Dorfman woodworking is good for the soul. From years past:
            IMG_0628.JPG
            football case.jpg
            christmas.jpg

            Lots of fun...

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            • M mzimmers
              18 Apr 2023, 01:57

              @Kent-Dorfman woodworking is good for the soul. From years past:
              IMG_0628.JPG
              football case.jpg
              christmas.jpg

              Lots of fun...

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              Kent-Dorfman
              wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 03:35 last edited by
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              @mzimmers said in job ethics question:

              @Kent-Dorfman woodworking is good for the soul. From years past:
              Lots of fun...

              You get it...

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              • K Kent-Dorfman
                18 Apr 2023, 01:39

                better late than never...finally quit this boondoggle...now I can mend my soul.

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                wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 05:57 last edited by
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                @Kent-Dorfman said in job ethics question:

                better late than never...finally quit this boondoggle...now I can mend my soul.

                Congrats, and all my best wishes!


                Be aware of the Qt Code of Conduct, when posting : https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct


                Q: What's that?
                A: It's blue light.
                Q: What does it do?
                A: It turns blue.

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                • M mzimmers
                  18 Apr 2023, 01:57

                  @Kent-Dorfman woodworking is good for the soul. From years past:
                  IMG_0628.JPG
                  football case.jpg
                  christmas.jpg

                  Lots of fun...

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                  JonB
                  wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 06:29 last edited by
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                  @mzimmers
                  Wow!! How did you make that oval football out of wood??

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                  • M mzimmers
                    18 Apr 2023, 01:57

                    @Kent-Dorfman woodworking is good for the soul. From years past:
                    IMG_0628.JPG
                    football case.jpg
                    christmas.jpg

                    Lots of fun...

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                    Axel Spoerl
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                    wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 14:26 last edited by
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                    @mzimmers
                    Amazing artwork, admirable!
                    Envy is the most honest compliment :-)

                    Software Engineer
                    The Qt Company, Oslo

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                    • M mzimmers
                      18 Apr 2023, 01:57

                      @Kent-Dorfman woodworking is good for the soul. From years past:
                      IMG_0628.JPG
                      football case.jpg
                      christmas.jpg

                      Lots of fun...

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                      JoeCFD
                      wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 14:51 last edited by JoeCFD
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                      @mzimmers Wow! This is not 3D rendering.

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                      • J JonB
                        18 Apr 2023, 06:29

                        @mzimmers
                        Wow!! How did you make that oval football out of wood??

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                        mzimmers
                        wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 14:53 last edited by
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                        @JonB said in job ethics question:

                        @mzimmers
                        Wow!! How did you make that oval football out of wood??

                        Well, first, you begin with a wooden pig...

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                        • A Axel Spoerl
                          18 Apr 2023, 14:26

                          @mzimmers
                          Amazing artwork, admirable!
                          Envy is the most honest compliment :-)

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                          mzimmers
                          wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 14:54 last edited by
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                          @Axel-Spoerl thanks, Axel. For me, woodworking is a lot like programming in Qt -- lots of trial and error, and in the end you have something nice, but you're left with the feeling that you could have done something just a little better...

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                          • J JoeCFD
                            18 Apr 2023, 14:51

                            @mzimmers Wow! This is not 3D rendering.

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                            mzimmers
                            wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 14:55 last edited by
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                            @JoeCFD heh...well, a different kind of 3D rendering, perhaps. I'm glad you like it.

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                              18 Apr 2023, 14:55

                              @JoeCFD heh...well, a different kind of 3D rendering, perhaps. I'm glad you like it.

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                              JoeCFD
                              wrote on 18 Apr 2023, 15:37 last edited by
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                              @mzimmers Amazing! You do not need any professional artistic helps in your GUI layout.

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