Over the past few weeks, work has been changing at an absolutely ridiculous pace. Hence the title — Super Transformation, like those charades-meets-variety-show segments on TV. It’s also fitting for the political sphere right now, where a better title might be Super Deception, playing out like some endless animated Flash series. With elections in the next six months, that title would hold up. And while we’re at it — Chang Ma-Bian, meaning someone who always lies.
But back to the topic. I’m not sure whether my manager is testing me or what, but lately assignments have been a revolving door: “Fran, let’s split this — you write the streaming server, I’ll write the client.” One week later: “Fran, we’ve actually asked Company S for a quote on the streaming server, and for the client there’s VLC, MPlayer, and the CMS downstairs — let’s try all of them.” So now I’m assigned to VLC. Another week later: “Fran, the CMS modifications have been consolidated into a usable state, so let’s just go with that.” Now I’m back on the CMS software.
Just like that, three weeks have passed. I sit with nothing fully shipped. Maybe my manager is trying to teach me how to multitask in life. Then last Friday, a brand new assignment arrived — I was told to help write some VHDL code. But there was a board issue. And by Monday, I was back on the CMS.
Because of all this, I’m starting to feel a bit lost. Managers may not realize that when a system is constantly interrupted without proper resolution, it’s prone to crashing — just like software. That’s where I am right now, teetering on the edge of a crash.
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