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(1). To attempt to merge a new application with your current systems, usually resulting in a Frankenstein-looking mess that will decrease efficiency while increasing frustration.
“So, we’re going to bolt on a bill pay program to our banking platform. It’s going to be great for our clients, but might require a bit more manual intervention by you guys while we work out the kinks. Merry Christmas!”
(1). The art of turning a simple PDF into an annoying, electronic form that never has enough room to fit what you want to write or simply adjusts the size of the entry so you can’t make it out at all. The result: you end up printing it off and pen-and-inking all of the entries by hand.
“So, I just finished green fielding the new account documents. It looks great, although, we should probably mention somewhere that you’re limited to 30 characters on every line.”
(1). To be given an extremely tight deadline to get something to a client, only to end up sitting around for weeks afterward while the client decides what they want to do.
“Well, Jeff, the client called and thanked us for getting the documents out to them, but told me they are having a meeting about them next week, so we won’t hear anything until after that…hurry up and wait, right?”
