techrecovery | Sep. 16th, 2011

So, we got a big project of getting 70+ clients websites transfered from Old_bad_server to New_good_server.
we will bascially do nothing more then make new accounts and then repoint dns once client has transfered the files and fiddled with it.

Problem is , about 50 of these are client we took over from another business that went under. They are lets call it "non technical".
We have pizza parlours, hairdresser and the like.

As such I was working on a text to send to them explaining the whole thing.

Upon seeing it my "boss" goes " Can you include a link to our competitors, just so they have an option?".

Yeah, way to go. I feel extremly motivated now, I know the clients aren't the best, but feeling my work means zilch to the company
really really sucks.

Have done this through 10 years and 2 mergers.

Hey I get the whole "not our main business anymore" deal to it, but seriously there are better ways to go about it when you want the Tech to
spend his energy on an increased workload for the next 2 months to fix a problem for you.

The fact is , I also get a kickback from sales of new stuff. So if I get these folks to sign up to a new deal on the new server I would get more to take home. my "boss" knows this and still all he sees is PROBLEMS.