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Subject: Problem Juggling Projects
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Lloyd MUser is Offline
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30-04-2008 10:04 AM  
Andy,

You're right. I think it has been a good conversation. Both Project and this discussion have help solidify in my mind what I am up against doing this job alone. However, as a result of both factors, my boss is bringing a programmer in for an interview today. It was one of those situations where as we were discussing getting additional help, he pulls a resume off of his desk that someone sent him at random and wants to see what the guy can offer. The guy is definitely qualified. Maybe too qualified.
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02-06-2008 2:44 PM  
Lloyd,
As a former CIO, I would say, any time I found someone who had made themselves "Irreplaceable", I replaced them... don't put yourself in that situation, and don't try to defend against additional people in the project by "Shoring up" your lone knowledge... it is a non-repeatable business model, and puts businesses at tremendous risk. In one case, I replaced the entire infrastructure of the applications used to run the business so that I could put one in that had long term commercial viability.

Just be cautious.

Best Regards,
Reece
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03-06-2008 3:00 AM  
Reece is right, being indispensible is dangerous for the company and for your health. Work out the core contribution you make can best make to the company, and make sure they bring in people to do the rest.
If they refuse, find a company that values your talents and commitments and does not regard to to be a dumping ground for everything loosely regarded as IT. Hard to do but necessary, train your replacement and move up on his or her shoulders, this way everybody wins. Good Luck
Robert
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03-06-2008 6:46 AM  
Thanks Robert and welcome.
Lloyd MUser is Offline
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27-06-2008 9:31 AM  
Reece,

I'm actually not trying to become irreplaceable nor am I set on working alone. In fact, I have worked for small businesses or full-time consulting almost all of my IT career and sometimes I long to have peers working with me as long as they're not schmucks (as Andy put it). The guy that is coming in has more experience managing projects than I and doesn't have the exact programming experience (although he has a lot) needed to jump right in. He is getting interviewed because his CV happened to be on the MD’s desk when the topic came up. I was barely consulted on the issue of interviewing him.
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