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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by lotsofpulp on Sunday February 13, 2022 @03:22PM (#30325244)
The tools might work. But then you discover the plumber from 20 years ago did something crazy. Or the wiring makes a left turn in the space between 1st and 2nd floor for some reason. Thee dimmer switch that was $15 and should have taken 10 min to install actually does not have enough clearance behind it because a drain pipe is there, and so you need a special smaller size electrical box or you need to cut holes in the wall. Etc, etc.
Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by toyg on Sunday February 13, 2022 @03:43PM (#30325465)
Just another day in the life of a legacy enterprise project maintainer.
Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by no-s on Sunday February 13, 2022 @06:04PM (#30326487)
Seriously. I bought a house to renovate and the painting turned into a drywall refactoring thanks to the chemical peel used by the previous owners…I fixed up one bathroom that actually needs a tear out just to make a deadline for move in…bath tear out was pushed out to the next major update planned…