Sometimes work is kind of hilarious, at least if you're me.

[napoleonherself]

that feeling when the ad sales team sells ads which literally require a redesign of the entire site in order to fit horizontally, expect it to be done in three weeks during the holiday season, and understand your concerns about the feasibility of that but would still prefer to just go ahead with the new ad sizes kthx

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[darnn.livejournal.com]

It continues to amaze me that this happens in all companies in this business, of all sizes, all over the world. (Though maybe things here and in the U.S. are just very similar for whatever reason.)

I was innocent enough to think it's just the army that functions this way back when I was in it. It felt appropriate that it should because it's the army and there's no oversight, at least not by people who know what they're doing. But no, what do you know.

[napoleonherself.livejournal.com]

Human nature, bureaucracy, shortsightedness, the growing inefficiency of any process the more people you add to it who all need to communicate while still doing their own bit, et cetera. I'd be surprised if there was a place in the world it DIDN'T happen.

[darnn.livejournal.com]

I just always thought, you know, if enough money was at stake, the people whose money it was (or the ones who stood to make the most of it) would have enough checks and balances in place. But nope, guess not.

[napoleonherself.livejournal.com]

If everyone just involved IT when deciding things, the world would be a better place.