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I have been using a variation of this to get my own way for years. First convince the boss that it is a good idea and then wait for it to be presented to you. Doesn't give you credit for the idea but if later it is discovered as a bad idea then not your fault...
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HobbyProggy wrote: Arguing with the boss and insiting on my opinion
You are not in that position due to age, but knowledge. It is why you are hired and what you are paid for 
If the boss/customer/whatever is a software-dev, then he/she might be able to see all consequences, but if they aren't, then they are paying someone who works with the subject-matter all they. Would be weird if the boss would pay you for something he doesn't wants.
As soon as they are informed, the decision is theirs to make. And yes, that might be a very wrong one, but that is their right.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
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A lot.
Ultimately it was good for my bosses, the company, and me.
I now work at another company and I still give my boss my 2 cents when I deem it necessary.
Out of the four bosses I've had only one didn't take the "advice" I gave very well.
Then again, our customers had trouble with that guy as well
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As others have said, it is your job to argue with the boss on the subject you are hired to know. Up to a point, then you do as required.
I learnt this when I was sacked for flatly refusing to write a console application to clean the registry in VB5.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I too did it with the CEO at the time. I had a lot of witness. The guy was only 4-5 years older.
He blatantly stole my idea that had been floated around. And when I called him on
it 'He told me to I didn't know what i was doing and
that he had been programming since I was in diapers.' He would have been 5 and still using punch cards.
It's amazes me that people can't look at both sides and make a correct decision.
That's why he gets paid the big bucks.
You have to decide are you happy where you are?
Can you find a another job?
The grass isn't always greener but its about being happy every day.
Today is my birthday and I am happy.
Not working but happy.
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Happy Birthday then ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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In my experience, do as the others have said. Present your side with as many facts as possible while being as diplomatic as possible without pushing too hard. But at the end of the day, do as your boss says and/or do both so that if the problem you're foreseeing shows up, you can have the fix ready to go. Be sure not do the 'I told you so' bit. If you cram your way down his throat, you will more than likely foster resentment. Do your best to make your boss look good and what you'll find is that in the future he'll trust you more and you'll have a better working relationship. That's if he's a good boss. (My definition of a good boss is someone who shares the credit of success and shoulders the blame by himself while addressing the shortcomings discretely) If he's a bad boss, well, that's up to you.
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If you are discussing your area of expertise and you were hired for it, then you give your opinion with the pros and cons of doing it or not.
Remember, you do not get the final say. You just offer your expertise on the matters. It's your boss's neck on the line with the executives running the company.
Most techs have to learn how to talk to their managers. They don't respond to the same things we do. You have to spell things out in hours of downtime, productivity increases, costs, and resources. Otherwise, their eyes glaze over.. 
Wynter
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An interesting task would be to list down all nebulas and celestial objects named after places on Earth, like this.
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I'm having a couple of Merlots tonight. I did Cabernet Sauvignon yesterday.
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I'm doing dry life. Does that count? 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I'm trying dry wit.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I've found that the responses to my dry wit often leave me feeling deserted.
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Only if not combined with (read: due to) fervent beliefs and a full schedule each Sunday.
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To ensure the success of the project I ordered 2 cases of dry Vermouth...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I've had some nice Chianti for the past two days. At the moment I live alone and when I open a bottle, that means one glass a day, so I can finish it, before it turns bad. So yeah in five to six days it will be gone. Chianti week if you will.
But other than the occasional week of wine, I don't really drink that much.
EDIT: On second thought, that last sentence sounds rather bad without context 
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You have small glasses there, we manage 3-4 glasses maximum from one bottle.
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Well the dose is just right for the moment, perhaps in years to come, I will buy bigger glasses
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My suggestion, get the bigger glasses now, you can always half fill them, or at least try to. :wine:
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I've not pissed meself yet this year.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Not even when Hartlepool were 1-0 up?
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I'm well used to seeing us lose in early rounds of the cups to lower league teams, just look at the League Cup this year.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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That's got to be a new record for you. 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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