[PapaBear3625]

Sometimes, it's just the manager that's the problem. I worked for AT&T Labs, and it took years to show to management that having bigger screens meant better work. A manager typing a memo only needs 15", a worker bee looking at lots of code or a big spread sheet can get more done faster or better with a big screen.

It's a general problem, convincing a manager that a relatively small expenditure for capital equipment can significantly improve employee productivity.

I had a discussion with a manager some years back, where I was consulting to the company for $$$, telling him that a couple hundred bucks for a removable drive would have him a lot of money in terms of my time. His response was "To buy stuff I have to write up a request to senior management justifying the need. Your time is already budgeted. Request denied."

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“Your time is already budgeted. Request denied.”

People who should never be in charge of anything are in charge of just about everything.