Timeline for How can I convince my boss that we need better machines? [duplicate]
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| Jul 28, 2016 at 2:22 | history | edited | TtT23 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 1, 2014 at 1:53 | comment | added | JonRed | Ah well, at my company we have to buy our own machines. At least we get to have this argument with ourselves :/ | |
| Feb 27, 2014 at 17:59 | comment | added | Rachel | I am also voting to reopen this one as I feel the question and answers on the linked question focus primarily on office furniture, while this one specifically focuses on computers. Also, I like the accepted answer to this one :) | |
| Feb 22, 2014 at 23:45 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Feb 21, 2013 at 15:40 | comment | added | Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen | ASk for maximum RAM to utilize it the best - you might be VERY surprised. | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 8:10 | comment | added | DA. | And while there's certainly different criteria based on the size of the company, I've seen this same behavior in huge organizations as well...a complete lack of proper management of hardware tools. It's silly, but common. (It usually stems from people that don't have to use the tools making the decisions as to what tools to provide.) | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 8:07 | comment | added | DA. | @pap there's obviously a lot we don't know about the situation. This doesn't sound like a young tech in a garage starting the next facebook, though. Even they wouldn't be trying to get work done on a 10 year old machine. You painting it as 'whining like an entitled brat' is juvenile. Tools are required to perform work and companies that don't provide adequate tools is typically a sign of mismanagement. | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 8:06 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Feb 6, 2013 at 7:47 | comment | added | pap | Voting to re-open. How to justify investments in tools differs between small/start-up companies and large ones are different cases and I think the "small business" aspect makes this a valid question. | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 7:44 | vote | accept | TtT23 | ||
| Feb 6, 2013 at 7:41 | comment | added | pap | @DA. Well and good, but the world isn't perfect and if we were to apply such standards there wouldn't be many start-ups around. I get the sense that you've never started a business or worked in a start-up, but I can tell you that having the latest workstations usually take a back-seat to stuff like making payroll and paying office rent. Especially when, like in this case, the boss (owner?) thinks the current tools are sufficient. The point I'm making is that rather than whining like an entitled brat, you need to make a rational case for it, ROI. Only a developer thinks it's self-evident. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 16:34 | comment | added | DA. | @pap any person starting a software business and not taking into account basic supplies such as hardware isn't someone I'd want running a business. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 16:25 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | This is a different question than was linked. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 13:31 | comment | added | Rob P. | If a new high-end desktop would improve your performance; why don't you pay for it? You'd complete your work in significantly less time, outshine your coworkers, and out any performance evaluations. | |
| S Feb 5, 2013 at 13:27 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 12:54 | answer | added | LetMeSOThat4U | timeline score: -2 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 12:39 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 12:28 | comment | added | pap | @Carson63000 Exactly! | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 11:46 | answer | added | user8365 | timeline score: 6 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 11:44 | comment | added | pdr | Very related: programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/93983/… | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 10:06 | comment | added | Carson63000 | @pap: make the point that a new high-end developer workstation might be a considerable investment, but a new developer will be a really considerable investment. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 9:52 | answer | added | Karthik T | timeline score: 9 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 8:57 | comment | added | pap | @DA. Of course he's cutting corners, it's a small company. They're not all Microsofts where a new workstation is not even a measurable blip on the monthly turnover. Likely as not, new high-end developer workstations would be a considerable investment for this company. The point is, how to make the case that the investment is worth it. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 8:04 | comment | added | DA. | Instead of shopping for new machines, I think you need to shop for a new boss. This guy is cutting corners everywhere. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 7:56 | comment | added | TtT23 | @ryadavilli I'm not 100% sure what you mean by technical data here, but I'm mostly looking for the latter. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 7:42 | answer | added | Simon O'Doherty | timeline score: 29 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 7:32 | comment | added | Ravi Y | Are you looking for technical data on how a faster computer would help? Or looking for a way to present this to your boss and convince him of your side of the debate. | |
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 6:45 | history | asked | TtT23 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |