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32 works both ways. You're a developer/sysadmin/SRE/other, you're stuck, going to miss a deadline, made a mistake, tell your lead and PM as soon as possible. T
by dorfsmay 8y ago
32 works both ways. You're a developer/sysadmin/SRE/other, you're stuck, going to miss a deadline, made a mistake, tell your lead and PM as soon as possible.
Things do not get better when you wait. Every hour you delay telling them, they lose a bunch of options to fix the issue.
This is not as obvious as it sounds, I find myself repeating these to junior people and interns.
- grigjd3 8y agoIf there is a slack channel that I use to coordinate with my PM and other stakeholders, if I am nearing an important deadline, I just leave regular updates there. Make sure everyone who cares has all relevant information.
- basseq 8y agoI tell my team the same thing. There's nothing unforgivable about missing a deadline: what's unforgivable is not telling people it's going to happen.
- scott_s 8y agoAgreed. I want everyone else just as nervous about it as I am.