A moment of pride

I created a tool to make my life easier at that time. But being the helper kind of person that I am, I decided to make it as generic as I can. Then I thought why don't I productive this and release it for the rest of the world to use. And I did ...

Even though my life got easier using that tool, and everything worked more efficiently. I never got anything good because of it. My manager, never said anything good about it. My efforts was never recognized. I might have even been reprimanded for wasting my time on "My stupid tool". I just can't explain well enough how many countless other projects with millions of human hours, just dropped off the face of the planet

Things changed... The world changed... Roles changed... and 8 years later, I look at a product only to discover people, thousands of people, taking advantage of my work. Making their life, and their jobs easier.

I couldn't have been any prouder!

The moral(s) of the story are:

1. Don't let people put you down
2. Never underestimate your work, despite the critics
3. If you have a stupid manager, don't lose your focus or self confidence
4. Nothing ever stays the same
5. One man's trash, is another man's treasure
6. Take pride in your work
7. Remember that what you are making today, might have a huge impact on people tomorrow
8. Design well, and your product will outlast you, your manager and his stupid words and even your whole team and organization
9. Any solution for your pain, is potentially a solution for other people's pain. Either help them with it, or help yourself by selling it to them