Alarm Bell Phrases On The Job

AlarmBellPhrases from managers:

Note that all four of the above came from the same guy. -- LamontCranston


AlarmBellPhrases from programmers:

You are in for a long, fruitless conversation:

We have (or are going to have) questionable code at best, completely alarming code at worst: The program doesn't work: This code will never be done: Others:


AlarmBellPhrases from computers:


AlarmBellPhrases from clients/customers:


Can we keep this demo?

While demonstrating a new application generation tool to a client:

... and 5 years later we were still maintaining the "demo" for them.

Or, spent 300k adding enough features to the demo to make it usable.


We have a great cafeteria, here is the menu:

MondaySoylent Red
TuesdaySoylent Green
WednesdaySoylent Yellow
ThursdaySoylent Red
FridaySoylent Yellow

At least human protein is more nutritious, and tasty, than the sh9t they serve in our caf.


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