Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself

Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by epicureanideal on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @02:47PM (#16486128)

I think your specification of a "correct way to report a problem" is company specific, or your personal preference, or the way that you think an ideal problem report would be stated.

We're humans. Unless there's been a training day or a Readme file explaining HOW to report a bug, I think it's perfectly reasonable to expect this protocol to work:

"I'm blocked!"

"Why?"

"{reason}"

If nobody ACKs the "I'm blocked" message, it's reasonable for someone to think that nobody cares or nobody is listening. This is a normal human protocol, as used in most human environments.

"{problem}!"

"What's happening? How can I help?" (any considerate person nearby responds)

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by mratzloff on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @11:07PM (#16489594)

"I'm blocked because on compile I get such-and-such error message and I don't know how to fix it. Who is the right person to ask about this?"

I just cut your protocol complexity by half. ;-)

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by kirkules on Thursday March 01, 2018 @12:02AM (#16489803)

S/he wasn't proposing a protocol, but describing a naturally occurring one.

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Re:Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself by dzamo_norton on Thursday March 01, 2018 @01:58AM (#16490202)

Same complexity, just less chatty.

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