I no longer have the corner office. Neither does my boss, so it’s ok.
We moved earlier this month into the reconfigured cube farm on the other side of the floor. I do have a window seat, and can see the bay without craning my neck. The little things are important.
The new guy started earlier this month. Now that I’ve got time to bring him up to speed, I can bring him up to speed. I’m glad the next two weeks have the potential to be quiet, so the world might not change too much while I’m explaining it.
Testing is a good idea. I believe in it. QA is a good idea. I believe in it, too. Testing and QA are so much easier to do, and provide so much more value, when the following things are managed well: people, process, and projects.
“Managed well” does not necessarily mean managed centrally. Nor does it exclude that possibility.
I now have a USB rocket launcher, and I know how to use it. This may relate to my comments about stuff being managed well.