Morning Briefing, Chaos Included. When you build something to help… | by Julian D | Oct, 2025

Good morning, everyone! 🌞
Let’s just pretend every hour is a bright, energetic morning.
Even though it’s already 10 AM, coffee’s half cold, and my spirit’s still loading. But hey, optimism counts, right?

Like usual, today started with our daily briefing. Normally it’s fine — some reports, some reminders, a little pep talk. But today? Oh boy. The vibe was different. Cold. Tense. You know, that kind of atmosphere that makes you want to wrap someone in a sack and throw them into a sea of cockroaches. (Peacefully, of course. With love. 😂)

So here’s what happened.
I’ve been helping the team by building a simple monitoring system — easy to use, clear visuals, everything automated. The idea was to make our work smoother and faster.
I thought everyone would love it.

But apparently, I was wrong.

Out of nowhere during the meeting, someone goes:

“This system has so many errors. We need to redo it.”

Excuse me? 😶

Sure, I admit there were small bugs at the start — name one system that’s flawless from day one. But I already fixed them! Added new features! The thing runs better than my motorbike now.
And yet, I’m sitting there, being told to “start over.”

At that moment, I swear I felt like a chef who’s just plated a perfect dish, and the customer says,

“Could you deep-fry this again?”

But okay. Breathe. Positive thinking, remember? Maybe they’re not angry — maybe they’re just… misunderstood geniuses. System critics. IT philosophers. Keepers of the sacred bug list. Maybe deep down they just care too much.

Or maybe, just maybe, they don’t like how the new system makes their actual workload visible. 😏

But alright, let’s take the high road.
Let’s call it constructive feedback.

After all, I built it because I care about the team. I didn’t charge a dime, didn’t ask for applause — just wanted to make everyone’s day easier. If I stopped helping just because of one comment, that’d be like quitting a game after the first lag.
But if I were truly a “mature adult,” maybe I should send them an invoice next time. Professional growth, right? 💸😂

The funny part is, people often think making a system means just typing some formulas or designing pretty dashboards. But it’s not that. It’s hours of trial, brain juice, and goodwill packed into one.
And when someone throws “error” in your face after all that, you start questioning life.

Still, I try not to take it too personally.
Because at the end of the day, this isn’t just about bugs or features — it’s about how people react to change.

There are those who instantly reject new things:

“It’s complicated! The old way was better.”

The same old way that made them stay up until midnight fixing things manually. The irony is strong here.
Then there are people who actually get it… but pretend they don’t, just so they can complain. And then there’s the silent type — they say nothing, but secretly use the system every day. That, my friend, is the most honest kind of compliment.

I’ve learned not to wait for applause.
Sometimes, your system gets criticized in public — but quietly used in private. That’s how you know you did something right.

After the meeting, I had a small moment of reflection (while sipping the world’s most judgmental coffee).
Maybe this is the real test: not fixing bugs in the system, but fixing my patience.

Helping others isn’t always glamorous. Sometimes it’s messy. Sometimes it’s thankless. But when you see someone who used to complain suddenly getting the hang of it, it feels like being a barista who finally gets someone’s coffee order just right.

So yeah — no hard feelings.
Maybe the same person who scolded me today will ask nicely next week,

“Hey, can you add a reminder feature?” (in a slightly sugar-coated tone, of course 😆).

Work life is basically a sitcom: enemies today, teammates tomorrow.
What keeps it sane is humor — a good laugh in between the chaos. Because if you take everything too seriously, soon it’s not just the system that crashes, but also your sanity.

At the end of the day, I realized something:
Helping people will always be a mix of joy and chaos. But if your intention stays pure, your patience grows too.

And maybe… just maybe, every “error” is just another way of saying, “Hey, I noticed your work.” 😉

So next time I’m asked to redo the system, I’ll do it.
But I’ll add a small note at the bottom that says:

“This system has been tested with the highest level of patience known to humankind. Please use gently.”