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Nope. It will tar you forever amongst anyone you say it to as someone with a bad attitude, divisive, etc. I spent three years at a company where a VP basically
by lostcolony 8y ago
Nope. It will tar you forever amongst anyone you say it to as someone with a bad attitude, divisive, etc. I spent three years at a company where a VP basically viewed me dimly (if, admittedly, necessary) because I delivered bad news early on. It was polite and reasonable, but he was in a difficult place, had people actively whispering "Everything is fine" in his ear, and so when it eventually did blow up (and I was one of the ones who swooped in to fix everything ASAP), it was less "I should have listened" and more "(I) just added to (his) pain".
- tootie 8y agoAttitude is important. Like I said, deliver this news as though it's inescapable objective reality. Akin to saying we can't have a picnic because it's raining. It's nobody's fault and it's not due to anyone's shortcomings. Estimating is hard, building good software takes time. This is how much time this project will take. Let us know evaluate the impact and decide how to cope. It doesn't need to be an argument.
- lostcolony 8y agoIt wasn't an argument. It was a messenger bringing bad news they didn't want to hear. And with other messengers who were actively telling him untruths about reality. And he wasn't sufficiently technical to go evaluate the claims himself; he -had- to decide who to listen to. So, unsurprisingly, he listened to the one that felt better. You seem to believe that everyone is mature enough to hear bad news, delivered objectively, and accept it without blaming the messenger, and without dismissing it because it doesn't conform to their wishes. I wish I had your luck in bosses.