Comments on: Getting Fired for Being Proactive http://blog.sciencelogic.com/getting-fired-for-being-proactive/04/2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jeff http://blog.sciencelogic.com/getting-fired-for-being-proactive/04/2008#comment-57 Jeff Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:50:52 +0000 http://blog.sciencelogic.com/2008/04/10/getting-fired-for-being-proactive/#comment-57 I can't speak to places, but I have clients like this. I am a co-owner of a managed web hosting provider who prides ourselves on 99.999% uptime. On more than one occasion we have been left because the servers seemed to not have any problems. The obvious solution here is to keep them well informed about what we do on a daily basis, but generally people just want the Ronco rotisserie solution. (just set it and forget it) That in conjunction with the fact that decision makers are often not well versed in these areas (isn't that why the hired us?) making it a very fine line to walk on educating them about your value. I wold love to hear some ideas on the subject. I can’t speak to places, but I have clients like this. I am a co-owner of a managed web hosting provider who prides ourselves on 99.999% uptime. On more than one occasion we have been left because the servers seemed to not have any problems.

The obvious solution here is to keep them well informed about what we do on a daily basis, but generally people just want the Ronco rotisserie solution. (just set it and forget it)

That in conjunction with the fact that decision makers are often not well versed in these areas (isn’t that why the hired us?) making it a very fine line to walk on educating them about your value.

I wold love to hear some ideas on the subject.

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