Hey,

Thanks for the reply, it’s nice to confirm my own suspicions. During my previous job I was a sole developer and was thinking to myself that, possibly, this current job is the way things are done, no matter how strange it seems.

I know that the previous programmer went out for lunch one day and never came back and that his predecessor left under similar circumstances.

The established programmer seems a likeable enough person and as such I don’t want to do anything that would mess him about. But, saying that, I’ve tried talking to him about things without starting a shouting match and it always ends up with him telling that it’s the way he does such and such. At that stage I’m left with the option of telling him he’s full of it or just nodding and accepting it. And at the moment I’m more prone to nodding.

I think I’m going to have a quiet word with the boss about some of their practices and try to be diplomatic. Something along the lines of “this practice will lose you money in the long run” etc.

Again, thanks for your reply. It’s nice to get some feedback from someone who’s been “out there” in the industry.


Rgds

Adagio2004