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Can anybody think of other examples of products or tools that fall into the category of: “many people use them, even though management tells them not to, becaus
by dogruck 9y ago
Can anybody think of other examples of products or tools that fall into the category of: “many people use them, even though management tells them not to, because it helps them get stuff done.”
I’m not a mechanic, but is WD40 an example? Or maybe some tool like a hand held circular saw, in home construction?
And, other examples from the tech world?
- bbarn 9y agoTrello. In the last few jobs I've had there's almost always been a developer who has their own personal to do list on a trello board, even if we had robust tracking systems like jira and rally.
- djhworld 9y agoIs that such a bad thing though? Having tickets in JIRA is for the team to track and plan work that needs to be done, not for storing personal garbage.
- bbarn 9y agoNo, but in smaller groups, it's been a tool to get things organized for teams, then big ERP rollouts happen and managers start saying "stop using trello, use this instead".