Replying to Avatar RalfWausE

One of those days where I consider to write a resignation letter... i work for this company for 9 years, and for eight of those years I have told them that the accumulated technology debt will bite them in the ass, eight years of telling them running 'mission critical' stuff on custom closed source software that was made by a company out of business for about 10 years, programmed by guys now retired or dead is a really bad idea...

Well, it now bit them in the ass, and now its my problem again... 'find a creative solution' they told me... 'Give me free reign, a ton of money and keep our salespeople off my back' I told them back.

Let's see how this turns out...
Avatar
Troy 1y ago

I was shocked to get a message this year from a recruiter asking about my experience with health insurance software from 2006. It was near total junk back then (the software company's first attempt), and this place was still wrestling it to adjudicate claims. 😮

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

Avatar
RalfWausE 1y ago

I think this is a problem one can find nearly everywhere where software is used: As long as a system is (somewhat) usable its perhaps just cheaper to keep it running... and hoping that the collapse will happen somewhere in the future when it's not the current manager's problem anymore

Avatar
Troy 1y ago

Meanwhile, had a fund been developing to replace the "bubble gum and baling wire" solution, they wouldn't have let it sink to the depths they are in now. I totally understand squeezing every last bit of ROI, but after a mistake has been made, passing the buck is usually the most expensive option.

At least you have plenty to keep you busy. If the company can afford it, you're in a good shape!