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Re: Oracle loses its fingers on the cutting edge

From: Mike Ault <mikerault_at_earthlink.net>
Date: 8 Jul 2002 05:40:26 -0700
Message-ID: <37fab3ab.0207080440.5e49236e@posting.google.com>


An apology:

I apologize to Jeff Spicer at Oracle Magazine. He has informed me that if I had brought this problem to his attention it would have been resolved to my satisfaction.

Mike Ault

mikerault_at_earthlink.net (Mike Ault) wrote in message news:<37fab3ab.0206271123.3c92fb2f_at_posting.google.com>...
> Time for me to get rid of some negative energy by means of a rant...
>
> As many of you know I write Oracle books, articles, white papers, etc.
> Recently I wrote an article for Oracle Magazine (the latest edition,
> check it out!) any way, comes time to get paid. Let me lay it out:
>
> 1. Email to editor: Hey <name deleted> I haven't seen a contract yet
> 2. Reply: You want a contract?
> 3. Reply: well, yes...I would like to get paid
> 4. Reply: Oh...(mean while article is already to printer in magazine)
> how much?
> 5. Reply: How much do you usually pay?
> 6. Reply: in the range of x to z...
> 7. Reply: ok, since I haven't written for you in a while I'll take y.
> 8. About a week later I get contract, sign and return it.
> 9. About a week later, another email to editor: DO I need to send you
> an invoice?
> 10. Reply: Oh...we need to send you a PO first...let me get that
> started
> 11. Amazingly the PO shows up in eamil the next day
> 12. Email to editor: Ok, who do I send invoice to?
> 13. Reply: To purchasing, here is their email and fax number
> 14. Fax and email invoice to Purchasing
> 15. Reply from Purchasing: You need to send this to Accounts Payable
> 16. Reply: Ok, what is their fax or email address?
> 17. Reply: Oh, they don't accept fax or email submission, it must be
> by...you guesed it..regular mail!
> 18. I mail the invoice
> 19. Two weeks later....
> 20. Email to editor: <name deleted> I still don't have anything from
> Oracle
> 21. Reply: I checked with purchasing...they haven't recieved your
> invoice
> 22. Reply: eh...I think you need to check with accounts payable
> (forwarded their email to me to him)
> 23. Sent him copy of invoice, asked him to hand deliver...
>
> And they tell us we need to use their B-to-B crap, we have no need to
> mail things back and forth and should do everything by the web when
> they can't even do it themselves. Physician heal thy self!
>
> There...feel much better...
>
> Mike Ault
Received on Mon Jul 08 2002 - 07:40:26 CDT

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