Seriously, sometimes I wonder why I even studied 'Interaction Design' when I always get overruled or over shouted by graphic designers who think that hiding some user friendly piece of information makes the site look better.

Again the quote:
Anyone can create a usable website. It takes a graphic designer to make it slow, confusing, and painful to use.

And I'll add that it makes programmers seriously pissed now and again for there goes 'generic' right out of the window.

On the other hand there's something that makes me want to say 'no' way too often to those 'unreasonable designers/project managers' even when some more thinking it through will give a reasonable enough solution. It's just that too often I get the feeling that being a web programmer means 'doing what the designer says', even if you just know it is not the most user friendly way. Perhaps that makes me want to try getting it my way, more often.

I got offered a new (permanent) contract, but I'm not sure this is the best work for me... For now it'll do nicely though. It brings in money and the fringe benefits are relaxed. If only people would listen to me once in a while...