

Some days I hate my job
#1
Posted 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
#2
Posted 26 January 2021 - 03:43 PM
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM, said:
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
#3
Posted 26 January 2021 - 03:50 PM
zepphead, on 26 January 2021 - 03:43 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM, said:
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
I envy you!
#4
Posted 26 January 2021 - 08:28 PM
we run over 600 applications where I work in IT, many browser based. We simply couldn't afford to be browser Nazis since the applications largely dictate the browser. Been moving steadily to Chrome or Firefox and away from IE. In many cases, when we have problems running something in IE, it runs in Chrome without any issues. But we don't develop our own apps which adds a level of complexity.
Our little slice of hell is that we've shrunk to nearly half-staff since we can't find qualified candidates (that actually show up). So more work on everyone that's overworked already. We had 3 people accept offers to later turn them down.
Edited by HemiBeers, 26 January 2021 - 08:28 PM.
#5
Posted 26 January 2021 - 09:04 PM
HemiBeers, on 26 January 2021 - 08:28 PM, said:
we run over 600 applications where I work in IT, many browser based. We simply couldn't afford to be browser Nazis since the applications largely dictate the browser. Been moving steadily to Chrome or Firefox and away from IE. In many cases, when we have problems running something in IE, it runs in Chrome without any issues. But we don't develop our own apps which adds a level of complexity.
Our little slice of hell is that we've shrunk to nearly half-staff since we can't find qualified candidates (that actually show up). So more work on everyone that's overworked already. We had 3 people accept offers to later turn them down.
#6
Posted 26 January 2021 - 10:23 PM
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:50 PM, said:
zepphead, on 26 January 2021 - 03:43 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM, said:
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
I envy you!
So which one of you is on envy island now?

#7
Posted 27 January 2021 - 02:56 AM
Fordgalaxy, on 26 January 2021 - 10:23 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:50 PM, said:
zepphead, on 26 January 2021 - 03:43 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM, said:
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
I envy you!
So which one of you is on envy island now?

#8
Posted 27 January 2021 - 09:58 AM
Fordgalaxy, on 26 January 2021 - 10:23 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:50 PM, said:
zepphead, on 26 January 2021 - 03:43 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM, said:
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
I envy you!
So which one of you is on envy island now?


My own catch phrase being used against me. Oh the horror!
#9
Posted 27 January 2021 - 05:01 PM
zepphead, on 26 January 2021 - 03:43 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM, said:
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
Me too. Retired in August 2014 and never looked back.
38 years in IT on Wall St. I did it just about every aspect of IT over the years.
Brutal but fun for 37 years. The last year was brutal and not fun so I bailed to maintain my sanity.
#10
Posted 27 January 2021 - 05:28 PM
custom55, on 27 January 2021 - 05:01 PM, said:
zepphead, on 26 January 2021 - 03:43 PM, said:
JARG, on 26 January 2021 - 03:27 PM, said:
Microsoft has retired IE in favor of EDGE, so now IT says, "all web apps must run in EDGE -- other browsers are not supported".
This means I have to go through all the web pages I've built over the years and do what's needed to make sure they run in EDGE.
So, for example when I referenced a value from a dropdown list, in IE, I would use ddl.options.value; now all those occurrences have to be converted to ddl.value.
Today I stumbled on a new one:
var now = new Date();
var year = now.getYear();
Works fine in IE, but not in EDGE (2021 becomes 121), so now.getYear(); must be now.getFullYear();
And then to make matters worse, I have the user community to deal with as the tools are rolled out for testing.
Me:
"Please do a thorough test of the EDGE version of the tool.
Simply checking to see if you can access the tool in EDGE will not be a sufficient test.
Use it as if it were the only version of the tool you had available – because it will be."
User: "I was able to access the tool in EDGE."
Me too. Retired in August 2014 and never looked back.
38 years in IT on Wall St. I did it just about every aspect of IT over the years.
Brutal but fun for 37 years. The last year was brutal and not fun so I bailed to maintain my sanity.
I worked in IT for an Irish Bank. When the financial crash happened, the pressure on us became drastic.
Then the Bank offered retirement packages to shed it's long term staff. I jumped at the chance to end a career that once was dynamic and fun but in the end just became a warzone.
#11
Posted 27 January 2021 - 07:15 PM

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#13
Posted 29 January 2021 - 02:44 PM
Fridge, on 29 January 2021 - 01:49 PM, said:
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Posted 30 January 2021 - 08:06 PM
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