#i try not to drink weeknights or more than 2x a week (holidays and special occassions excepted)

[soldier-poet-king]

Ohhhh we are going to Have A Problem at work tomorrow and it's basically entirely my fault!!!!

We are in the process of transferring to redacted software which I pushed for because it's the best option and our current one is as old as I am. I was under the impression that it did this one specific thing (in addition to all its core functions), turns out, it ONLY does that specific thing if 1) you pay a lot of extra money or 2) host it locally and not thru the manufacturer/company (not happening in this workplace given v limited IT resources). There is no other alternative program that maintains this level of functionality, at this price, with relatively little staff maintenance (aside from my position) (so really it's not ENTIRELY my fault, even had I not been mistaken, there isn't any feasible alternatives out there given the limitations put on budget and manpower)

So now it's like. Well. The core functionality is certainly there still, and tbh I don't think we even NEED this function, imo. It's not standard for literally ANYONE in the field, not the govt, not big unis, no one. There are work arounds, just less convenient and more time consuming. And REALLY it's not crucial, my boss only thinks it's crucial because she's very attached to this 20+ yr old system, and things here are done in a very, imo, slapdash manner, and not according to current best practice and strict procedure adherence. If we functioned like a proper archive and not Like This, doing touchy feely bullshit instead of like. Actual archival work. This wouldn't even be a problem.

AND ofc bc I'm computer literate and she is mostly not, I am going to be trying to explain all this in a way that is going to be difficult to get the bare concepts across, let alone what the actual issue is

Tomorrow morning is going to be. Interesting

#franposting #anyway it has been a very long day #i am going to go home and cry in the shower a bit #play bg3 maybe. read more grief of stones #theres so many little tasks i should do but im just. #maybe i do one thing. order frames for my prints. so i can hang them. thatll make me happy #or clear out all my old flats i cant wear anymore bc joint problems #one short task #iughhh i also probs have to cook tonight too which is fine #were i not also fighting for use of the kitchen with the rest of the my family #WAILING AND WAILING AND WAILING in DESPAIR #maybr i deserve a glass of wine after dinner #i try not to drink weeknights or more than 2x a week (holidays and special occassions excepted) #but i wont be drinking this weekend bc tattoo #so a lil...red wine...for me tonight #🥺👉👈