April 23, 201313 yr Have a thorn in my side with a couple of things at the moment - some of which are a recurring pattern. Just to name a few: Creating a custom mobile navigation in CSS to use in multiple projects (getting there though) Choosing a font that's consistent crossbrowser (Firefox and/or Chrome rendering 'issues') Deciding whether to get away with a .png or push for .svg images for logos Rewording my standard contract to still sound human, while covering all bases Stop fiddling with things and keep the pace up There is a motive for this post, though. Do you have a regular gripe that keeps rearing it's head that you've been meaning to solve e.g. "been meaning to brush up my skills on..." or "get an ergonomic chair instead of hunching over on this laundry basket" etc... etc... Clients are a given, as are people who don't appreciate the work we do (including how long we spent preparing dinner <sniff> and not feeling appreciated (in my best Bender [Futurama!] impression - ha ha! )
April 24, 201313 yr Solve all of these and it still won't be over, welcome to the internet. This is the internet? I need to read more books.
April 24, 201313 yr I have always thought we need a thread on this forum, where we can moan about things - you know, being a grumpy person, I am always up for a good moan
April 24, 201313 yr OK my current gripe outside of the usual 'egotistical client micro managing' issue is my eldest son puts the word 'basically' in front of every freaking sentence! On top of this it has caused my younger son to copy. "Where's your school bag?" "Basically I put it over there" Irritating to say the least.
April 24, 201313 yr I bet you are hurr hurr.. I have a weird feeling I have said something not quite right.... "Basically I put it over there" LOL Funny, but not if you have to live with that every day Creating a custom mobile navigation in CSS to use in multiple projects (getting there though) Need a hand? Clients are a given, as are people who don't appreciate the work we do (including how long we spent preparing dinner <sniff> and not feeling appreciated (in my best Bender [Futurama!] impression - ha ha! ) That is very true On topic: Clients who take their time. After all I organise my time according their availability, so it's a bit rude of them I think.
April 24, 201313 yr I have always thought we need a thread on this forum, where we can moan about things - you know, being a grumpy person, I am always up for a good moan Glad someone else feels the same I wouldn't say I'm grumpy, just a bit of a control freak/perfectionist and more dissatisfied with myself. Still, that doesn't mean we can't have a whinge I bet you are hurr hurr.. Oh oh - Finbarr Saunders has joined the forum OK my current gripe outside of the usual 'egotistical client micro managing' issue is my eldest son puts the word 'basically' in front of every freaking sentence! On top of this it has caused my younger son to copy. "Where's your school bag?" "Basically I put it over there" Irritating to say the least. Basically mine is too young for that, but she is basically saying 'like' as is in, "Like, where's my Peppa Pig". I think she's basically picking it up from nursery . If you can tolerate it, you'll pick up 'basically' about 20 times in the first 3 minutes of a Jeremy Kyle program. Quality viewing. Edited April 24, 201313 yr by 4li4s
April 24, 201313 yr If you can tolerate it, you'll pick up 'basically' about 20 times in the first 3 minutes of a Jeremy Kyle program. Quality viewing. Basically my buddy basically watches Jeremy Kyle, says it's like basically a glimpse of prehistoric man in a hoodie.
April 24, 201313 yr We should also have a 'stupidest / most f*cking backwards thing ive heard all day' thread. Ill start "Ive got the text on the button now, I used position absolute to put a span over the button and that works" this was someone who has worked as a professional developer for nearly 2 years. Shocking
April 24, 201313 yr Oh I know that one. my boss: "Yeh I don't like the way it scales depending on resolution. I want you to put all of the content of the website in images, and then position the linking parts over the image.."
April 24, 201313 yr Oh I know that one. my boss: "Yeh I don't like the way it scales depending on resolution. I want you to put all of the content of the website in images, and then position the linking parts over the image.."
April 24, 201313 yr Now we are nearly at the completion of a design that took months. Client suddenly starts reading dodgy content and marketing strategy websites and decides they need to change things and add things and etc, etc, etc, etc... Very frustrating, especially after discussing the "strategy" for weeks and just when basically everything is decided on, they come with something like this.
April 24, 201313 yr Client suddenly starts reading dodgy content and marketing strategy websites and decides they need to change things and add things and etc, etc, etc, etc... Ah that old chestnut. I don't know why they bother contracting out when they are so equipped in marketing strategy.
April 30, 201313 yr Top two of today: "We need the text on the site to be an image because it's better for accessibility". And "I quoted two hours but it's going to take me at least a day looking at the docs". Not amused
April 30, 201313 yr Grrr gripe of the day is freaking schema.org. Looks like they got a bogey messing with their site. Interesting itemtype here
May 1, 201313 yr Mine is a bit of a luxury whine, I had monday and tuesday off due to the crowning of the new king. And I took the time to get started on a digital painting for myself.. And well all I want atm is to continue working on that. please let my workplace burn down today.. or something..
May 1, 201313 yr The ignorance of people towards microdata. I'm tired of the stupid comments on Google Webmaster Tools, the constant torrent of 'why won't my picture show up' and other such aesthetic uses of microdata when it's much more than serps and keywords ... freaking imbeciles! Gaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!
May 2, 201313 yr I love this thread. This mornings two: [developer] I've removed the shopping basket button [me] why? [developer] because I don't think we need it [me] what happens if you navigate away from the basket page? [developer] I don't know, people will find it if they want it. Secondly my boss hates responsive design, after explaining that all our competitors have made it their standard way of building sites, I'm still no further with this argument *sigh* .
May 2, 201313 yr [developer] I've removed the shopping basket button [me] why? [developer] because I don't think we need it [me] what happens if you navigate away from the basket page? [developer] I don't know, people will find it if they want it. Ah who needs a basket anyway, it's only sales
May 2, 201313 yr Ah who needs a basket anyway, it's only sales Yeh, baskets are for picnics and pensioners. F*** baskets.
May 2, 201313 yr "Thanks" a lot guys for copletely spoiling my mood. I WAS feeling rather grumpy. But you actually made me laugh. now it will take me hours to build up a new good grumpy mood.
May 3, 201313 yr "Thanks" a lot guys for copletely spoiling my mood. I WAS feeling rather grumpy. But you actually made me laugh. now it will take me hours to build up a new good grumpy mood. You can borrow mine
May 3, 201313 yr OK my current gripe outside of the usual 'egotistical client micro managing' issue is my eldest son puts the word 'basically' in front of every freaking sentence! On top of this it has caused my younger son to copy. "Where's your school bag?" "Basically I put it over there" Irritating to say the least. My son is refering to everything being "epic" at the moment. I try to explain that the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Beethoven are epic. Building a zombie-trap in Minecraft isn't.
May 5, 201313 yr Oh my God! Was asked by a client to make a few adjustments to their site. I was in the CMS admin checking the changes when I saw one of their categories boasting over 200+ keywords stuffed in the meta section yet only 1 sentence on the page! When I asked the client he laughed and said 'that's my wifes brother, he does seo' ... oh my.
May 5, 201313 yr I love this thread. This mornings two: [developer] I've removed the shopping basket button [me] why? [developer] because I don't think we need it [me] what happens if you navigate away from the basket page? [developer] I don't know, people will find it if they want it. Secondly my boss hates responsive design, after explaining that all our competitors have made it their standard way of building sites, I'm still no further with this argument *sigh* . Is your boss a web developer? I mean if he is and hates responsive design i would be questioning his intelligence, its a vital part of web design these days, as you said it comes as standard with 90% of freelancer's and agencies. I always build it responsive, show the customer if they really dont want it i just change to fixed widths...
May 5, 201313 yr Oh my God! Was asked by a client to make a few adjustments to their site. I was in the CMS admin checking the changes when I saw one of their categories boasting over 200+ keywords stuffed in the meta section yet only 1 sentence on the page! When I asked the client he laughed and said 'that's my wifes brother, he does seo' ... oh my. long term he will just get penalized ?
May 7, 201313 yr Not sure but if they have a Google crawl for 'you're taking the mick' then he has just scored +1
May 24, 201313 yr Good news - two designs that I have been working on (closely with a client!) for 2 months have been approved today. Not so good news - the same client wants another (one more) design Edited May 24, 201313 yr by teodora
May 24, 201313 yr Good news - two designs that I have been working on (closely with a client!) for 2 months have been approved today. Not so good news - the same client wants another (one more) design Two months? Wow! Either sounds like a big project or a meticulous client. Hope it works out for you. While I'm here I'll have a quick moan, but it's no big deal. Finished a site and uploaded to client's server and have been testing. Did pretty good on my servers, but having to go through their .htaccess adding deflate this, deflate that and adding expries is not only a chore but a bore. Still - a necessary evil
May 24, 201313 yr Ha ha more of the latter, I would say, I feel for the developer that will "inherit" the project. Yeah, there is always something coming out of nowhere when you move a site to client's server, isn't there?
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