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0 pointsfallous2y ago0 comments

Very much this. I have a long-standing saying that I share with those that want to bypass the "explain your goals to me" portion of the conversation and want to skip to "just do what I asked."

"Be very careful what you ask for because if I really dislike you I'll give you EXACTLY what you ask for and you'll find out quickly how much you didn't want that."

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cqqxo4zV46cp2y ago

This comment got me excited for something that’d actually be useful to say to people, instead it’s needlessly hostile.

rpmisms2y ago

It's easy to say with a smile an a laugh, but definitely depends on your organization. I do tell people almost exactly this in my solo dev role, but more win the context of "I literally don't have the time to redo this, so let's get it right the first time".

mmcnl2y ago

I think it's an engineer's responsibility to present likely outcomes with their likelihood without judgment. Opinions are usually not needed unless asked.

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