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Hmm? No response?
I just wanted to know about your published work. Do you publish under Mark Wallace or another psuedo?
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Just because I respond to you once or twice doesn't mean I feed trolls.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I find it therapeutic. And it's a great way to spend time while a product meeting rages around me.
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"A thousand, with a Greek god and a half-wind, is combustible." (8)
The answer is Kerosene.
A thousand - K
Greek god - Eros
A half-wind - east north east (ENE).
And of course Kerosene is combustible.
Andy B
modified 24-Apr-17 9:23am.
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Methanol?
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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Very close, and along the right lines, but not the answer I'm afraid.
Andy B
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So tomorrow is a public holiday in Australia ( ANZAC Day ) and my company decided to give everyone forced annual leave today ( Corporate spin is to get yourself relaxed = In reality reduce company's leave liability ) except for some skeleton staff in office. Now I got an email from one of my team member who is working today about a project. I am not happy that company is forcing leave as I like to take them together when I go overseas.
Should I reply or not ? I am thinking I should reply "I am not working on force annual leave day so I will reply to your email when I am back to work on Wednesday.  "
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Maths is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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I suppose it depends on the urgency (much like Q/A).
This may also be a good time to see how the sender can function on his own.
At least send an acknowledgment?
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Reply Wednesday!
You got no time today, too busy doing the nothings! 
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Advise HR to reinstate the leave for the time you spend on the issue.
Cheers,
Mick
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A programmer is a person who always checks both ways when crossing a one-way street.
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virang_21 wrote: Should I reply or not ?
It depends. If you're satisified with being thought of as someone who follows the company's rules, don't do anything. However, if you want to be known as someone who also does the right thing, respond to the email. Be the person you'd like to be known as.
/ravi
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So, the "right thing" is doing work whilst you're not paid for it? Yes, would make your boss happy. Would make me happy if you did it here too. You could do that all day, every day.
The right thing is to not break the rule and bring it up in the next meeting. If it is a problem that the employee is not reachable, then there can be a discussion on the extra cost of having an employee on stand by.
The attitude to "do what is right" is the reason lots of customers expect that we work for free. 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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You get my vote.
If it were normal leave - I could see helping put out a fire.
But this was forced - and the powers that be should see that it's not only the employees who are paying the price for their decision.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: However, if you want to be known as someone who also does the right thing, respond to the email.
A right + a wrong does not make a right. 
Marc
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: if you want to be known as someone who also does the right thing, respond to the email. Be the person you'd like to be known as.
Just don't expect to be rewarded for it
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Unless I reallly disliked this team member, I would help her out. That, in my mind, is being a team player.
Unless, of course, it would eat up a significant part of my day off. Then I would probably help out and ask for a different day off to make up for it.
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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theoldfool wrote: Unless I reallly disliked this team member, I would help her out. That, in my mind, is being a team player.
Actually, I think you'll find that being a team player means putting aside your personal feelings for the sake of the team.
You might want to work on that.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I said that was "being" a team player. Never said I was one.
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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I'm a team player until someone touches my code.
Teamwork can only go so far...
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Amen. As one of my colleagues used to say, <thick Russian accent>"you touch the code, you lose support!"</thick Russian accent>
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: <thick Russian accent>"you touch the code, you lose support!"</thick Russian accent>
Or perhaps I'd bring it up in a 2x4 meeting, with "you Lose support!"
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If I receive a direct email from anyone at work with a work related question, I will reply whether it is my day off or not. But that's me.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Showing good will is important, if you like your team and your work ... If your working environment is very formal, I would also be formal. In my case, it would be "Hey, I cannot spend half a day on it right now but I think this or that ..."
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Depends on your contract, company policy or culture.
But personally, I seldom answer mails when I'm off duty, if it's important they'll call you.
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