[wernercd]

I agree on all points - the consultant has his own objectives just like the owners and my manager.

Is it the worst situation EVER!...? Undoubtedly not... but its definitely twisted like a pretzel with problem layers on top of problem. But we also aren't "rewriting from scratch" - that would be too difficult. We are replacing pieces one at a time and breaking/fixing as we go.

I'm compensated enough for the stress and like the people and environment enough to offset the "overall situation".

But yeah... my main point was to say that moving a company from "old broken" to "new shiney fixed" while keeping everything working, adding new features, etc is, at the heart, the largest technical challenge I've faced.

Devil is in the details - and "spinning" it correctly without bad mouthing the company (Which I do like, otherwise I'd not still be there) and while keeping to that main point (upgrading a company) is... interesting.

Finangaling the finer words isn't my top skill :)