After some discussion with my coworkers, we have decided that there is absolutely nothing wrong with waiting until the due date to turn in the metrics package, even if it is the same day I am leaving.
This was cemented a few minutes ago. The woman that had sent the package out *four* times this morning, who said that the bad data in ours couldn’t be fixed until Monday, came by wanting to know what was going on with our cash account…
Her: I need support for these cash numbers.
Me: We don’t have a balance in our cash account.
Her: Yes you do.
Me: No we don’t. It’s zero. I have the report for our division here.
Her: Where did you get that?
Me: Ms. XXX ran it for me. note: Ms. XXX has been a fantastic resource for me with these reports so I have some clue as to what is hitting or not hitting the corporate books.
Her: Well, it shouldn’t have any balance sheet [ie, cash account] information on it.
Me: It does. She runs the entire range of accounts for me every time.
Her: [something unintelligible and runs off]
So, I am wondering if the gal that runs the reports for me will no longer be allowed to do it or something like that, and it’s one less tool we’ll have. Eventually she comes back with a piece of paper in her hand, pointing at a number.
Her: See, you do have a balance in your cash account.
Me: [looking] No, that’s not our transaction.
Her: Yes it is. Mark put it in. note: not possible. He’s gone.
Me: It’s not our transaction. The LE/AE code there is 351. All our transactions are 332.
Her: But, that should have been moved out. note: I cannot move these transactions. She can.
Me: It’s the same problem we ran into last month, remember?
Her: [something unintelligible and off she goes]
Basically, I’ve been asking for 2+ months for them to please only include the 332 code if they are going to do any data calls, because those are the transactions and balances that we are responsible for. Anything with a different code belongs to someone else, and we can’t explain it, and I really have asked nicely for them to either a) stop asking for an explanation or b) do a better job segregating the data (which, yes, they can do, and no, it’s not that hard.)
And, while the above exchange doesn’t look like much on paper, the level of attitude was just over the top. There were two other people watching this, and both stated after she left: “Wow, what a bitch!” I don’t know what her deal is, but I am glad I won’t have to work with her anymore.
