Metailurus

So, as usual, I'm going to get an off the shelf product that some bigwig bought via the usual delusions of quick development turnaround they bought into from the sales pitch. This time it happens to be Appian.

These "low code" solutions are usually fine if you are doing something fairly standard in your business with few integrations. Not so fine when you have open ended processes that need a bunch of features that the vendor hasn't included and wouldn't understand as they become white elephants very quickly, enhancement budgets suddenly dry up for and they wind up on life support, serviced by some poor sod who ends up chained to the platform and their career progression gets bludgeoned to

My last 2 trips on BA

Trip 1: issued me with the same seat as another passenger. Cue having to get back down to the front of the plane through the queue looking like some sort of clown in order to try get it sorted out.

Couple of weeks later

Trip 2: cancelled my return flight with no reason given, and sent a text saying they put me on a flight for the following day. Nowhere booked to stay for the night, airport car park booking set to accrue extra costs at “home” side of journey. Phone # on text hangs up instantly upon correct options being picked, can’t get through on actual customer service number found via google. Was able to change flight online allegedly, though not looking forward t