Sometimes, I remember...

Sometimes, I forget that I usually really like my job.

Other times, despite the normal levels of chaos and screaming, I remember.

This parody of Billy Joel's "Still Rock N' Roll to Me" was written in one of those latter times.

STILL R&D FOR ME



What's the matter with the job I’m doing?

Someone help and give me a clue

Maybe I should work for Ron McDonalds

Or find somthin’easier to do,

But I like to try to make a new de-sign

“Ain’t no way it works” You hear nay sayer’s whi-ine

Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new job

oh fine, but it's still R&D for  me

What's the matter with the test I’m running?

Can't you see that it takes a year

Need results for a meeting to-morrow

We build “at risk” again. once more, I fear

Must run more samples to please quality assurance

I’d try consultin’ but I’d lose my insurance

New test, no rest, all messed, really stressed

It's still R&D for me

Oh, it doesn't matter if you publish some papers

'Cause nobody will know what they mean.

If you write it all down

You still won’t get renown, from a patent that will never be seen...

Hidden In tech’ magazines

Manufact’tring never likes our changes

Know they won’t work in the way we say

Or-gan-I-zation always re arranges

Just depending on the time of day.

Finance wants to cut a chunk from our budget

The data’s bad, Legal says we can’t fudge it

Timeline shrunk, parts junk, project’s gonna get sunk

It's still R&D for me

What's the matter with the guys in mar-kit-ing?

Making promises we never can keep

The sales force all say “we need those features”

Well I guess I won’t be getting much sleep

Cor-por-ate  tries to really overwork us

One more disaster, I will go join the circus

No time to play, long day, good pay, o k

It's still R & D for me

Everybody’s walkin’ so I must be

funny, ‘cause it's still R&D for  me