Comments on: EEVblog #40 – Dilbert and the world of micro managed Engineering

By: McMonster

McMonster — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:06:18 +0000

One of the best videos, I’m posting this on my team’s internal forum. If this was released more recently I’d accuse Dave of spying on my current work place.

By: Ladawn Welburn

Ladawn Welburn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:21:53 +0000

excellent good, this post justifies practically nothing hahaha just joshing nice write-up

By: signal7

signal7 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:29:13 +0000

I love this post. It’s so accurate it’s scary.

Probably the one thing that didn’t get mentioned is the cause of some of the micromanagement. Those MBA programs teach supervisors be insecure about their projects because, you know, they want to ensure success and they aren’t going to let some lowly engineer get away with failure! Seriously, sometimes I think trust is just too underrated…

By: Tony P

Tony P — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:10:34 +0000

I’m not a hardware engineer but a software engineer. I’ve experienced pretty much everything you describe.

I think they’re general features of the business or government world.

By: Issam

Issam — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:33:36 +0000

Another straight-to-the-bone post!

Well, I’ve spent sometime on projects that ended to be dead .. at least two. The best part that describes what I’m passing through recently with an IPT project: Over-management! Which is like more meetings/documentation than work!

Again, great post Dave!

By: Baron

Baron — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:44:57 +0000

Nice one Dave,
Very sad, but true !
Management often trips over its own feet, particularly in larger organisations.

By: Cam

Cam — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:28:47 +0000

This is funny because I know what all of these systems are….

Good one!

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:46:47 +0000

All too true… One reason that I subscribe to the Dilbert website and get a cartoon every day. The best ones go onto my screen saver.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:51:40 +0000

Reading list, if you are masochistic enough read how other struggle:

Glass, Robert L. Software Runaways. Lessons learned from massive software project failures.

De Marco; Lister: Peopleware.

Yourdon, Eduard: Death March.

Zachary, G. Pascal: Showstopper!

By: Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:57:34 +0000

Oh Dave.
If only I had seen this episode 3 years ago.

You sir, are an inspiration.

By: alxsabo

alxsabo — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:48:19 +0000

This is an excellent post!
I understand how you feel when project management change every week its requirements. Sometime it is totally frustrating and all you have to do then as you say is to wait for your paycheck.

By: idris

idris — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:09:38 +0000

For the last project, you say they got ‘developers’ to write HDL, which they weren’t very good at? As in, software developers? If that’s what they did … then … wow.

By: Dago

Dago — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:07:02 +0000

Man, I can’t wait till I graduate and get to work and laugh my ass off with “projects” like these.

By: TrentO

TrentO — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:39:57 +0000

This episode is the BEST ONE YET!!! I was laughing so hard by the end, I was CRYING!

I believe project managers are (wanna-be) politicians that lack people skills.