Category Archives: Management Sucks

336 Days Left : The Next Sign Of The Apocalypse : Microsoft Adds Achievements For Coding Into Visual Studio

Posted on January 19, 2012 by 8bit_admin

The current Mayan Countdown has us at 336 days left until the end of the world, so we here at 8bitrocket.com have decided to spend some time looking for stories that we think show that something weird is going on this year. … Continue reading →

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Why Information Technology Director Is The Most Hated Job In America (An Anecdotal Account)

Posted on September 20, 2011 by 8bit_admin

CNBC ran a story on Friday about the 10 Most Hated Jobs In America.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that job I left in corporate America after 15 years was represented generously on the list.  In fact, technical jobs … Continue reading →

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Management Sucks 001: No, It’s Not “Just Business”

Posted on March 19, 2011 by 8bit_admin

While working as a developer and then later as a manager for  ”The Monolith” for 15 years, I learned a lot about how old-style corporations feel about their regular employees.    This new series, Management sucks, explores some of the … Continue reading →

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More Algorithms For Modern Managers

Posted on July 16, 2009 by 8bit_admin

I’ve been looking for these for a very long time, and I finally found them. We came up with these many years ago, and I think they still hold-true today.  The following are 21st Century “algorithms” that modern managers can … Continue reading →

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Algorithms For Modern Managers: Calculating Christmas Bonus

Posted on December 16, 2008 by 8bit_admin

Here is the first in a series of “Managment Sucks” “algorithms for modern managers” (written in ActionScript!) private function getManagerChristmasBonus(mgr:Manager, employees:Array) : Number { var managerBonus:Number = 5000; for (var i=0; i< employees.length; i++) { switch (employee[i].status) { case FIRED: … Continue reading →

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Management Sucks Finally Finds A Suitable Game!!

Posted on June 27, 2008 by 8bit_admin

Finally, a game about work. I’ve been looking for a good Flash game to launch the Management Sucks game repository for some time. Idea Killer from Othmar Wicke (http://www.otwic.com/) is just the type of game I have been looking for. … Continue reading →

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Bob Cringely Discovers The Major Flaw Of I.T. In the 21st Century

Posted on May 18, 2008 by 8bit_admin

I like Bob Cringely, but in recent years he has rarely written about anything that I can relate to.  However, his new series of I.T. related columns has really hit the mark  This week’s column has, probably, the single best … Continue reading →

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Something Missing In Wisconsin (Update)

Posted on April 23, 2008 by 8bit_admin

OK, so I actually found a place that has “Health Guards” (Protectos, ass gaskets) in Wisconsin.  However, I’m pretty sure they are new to the region. There was a was a sign above the toilet that read. “Please keep our bathroom clean, … Continue reading →

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Something Missing In Wisconsin

Posted on April 22, 2008 by 8bit_admin

I’m out of town this week in Wisconsin at a web conferenceand I’ve noticied one glaring omission from every rest room I’ve visited:  Protectos. Yes.  There are no Ass Gaskets in Wisconsin.  I suppose everyone is so healthy and germ … Continue reading →

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