I dropped some of mine in the toilet but, tbh, that's probably the best place for it anyway...

And... So did I

They have no shame whatsoever

He's another of those self deluding fantasists, fuelled by the special brand of adrenaline they pump into salesmen. He doesn't have a product - probably doesn't even have an idea for one - but by God he's going to start selling it right now. In short, he's a twat.

@Pickman I can't do that unfortunately. The only people I'd be annoying are my fellow Devs... We're closeted away in a tiny office, three Devs and two QA folks. And the rest of the team are just as pissed off as I am!

@Asbetha Oh, if only I could!

@polaroidkidd Almost 65... I was very lucky to get this job when I was made redundant from the previous one at age 61. I would love to retire - I've had 45 years of the corporate world and that's more than enough for anyone! I still have bills to pay though :-(

@Christine sadly, I'm too old to get another job, so I guess I'll just have to put up with the corporate BS!

@wateringdisease I'm in the UK, where the good old fashioned style of management never dies... Sigh

@karma if they ban the drinking of tea as will I'll just give in and hang myself...

@karma oh it's real.... Unbelievable but real.

@hack um.... Ever heard of "irony"?

Roman sort: delete every tenth element, then tell the rest of them to get their act together or suffer the consequences.

To the typical recruiter, if you once saw a computer in a shop window then you're automatically a perfect fit for any damn role they're desperate to fill. I love those guys.... Not.

@Sunsette Why, thank you!

The road to hell is paved with the lifeless bodies of incompetent managers who thought outsourcing was a good idea.

Amazing how often this turns out to be the root of the problem...

Been doing it for years. Didn't know it had a name though...

In my experience, a pay review that is promised for the future is a pay review that is never going to materialise. But to be fair, I am a cynical old git.

I would actually like to bid for the film rights to this rant. Who do I call?

There's no faster way to completely demolish the morale of a team. Full marks to your managers for demonstrating rank incompetence.

"But surely it's just a case of...". The next dumb prick that tries to tell me how to do my job using that form of words will find that, actually, it's just a case of getting my knee in his nuts.

Totally brilliant analogy

His behaviour is inexcusable. Tell him, and tell him publicly.

Incredibly useful - thanks for sharing!

You only *think* you're in love? You'll know for sure that you are by the end of the day, I promise.

Linked in and similar make it way too easy for these lazy, ignorant twats to carpet bomb the world with their emails. Hell, I even had one of them trying to friend me on Facebook last week, which may well be the final push I need to ditch FB altogether

Don't feel too bad. I only recently realised that Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis' manager) and Colonel Sanders (chicken torturer) are two completely different people. Now that is professional level twattery.

If your fridge gets attacked, don't lose your cool

Where's my coat...

Buy that man a beer