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I know it's management's job to manage and obviously they have their own agenda but... In the past I've seen issues that I know will blow up at some point in t
by Lio 5y ago
I know it's management's job to manage and obviously they have their own agenda but...
In the past I've seen issues that I know will blow up at some point in the near-future.
Fixing thing them would also make 3 other existing low level problems go away too.
I've explained that to management but as they don't grasp an issue yet arisen they instead let me get half way through something else "important" when the issue strikes and I have to move onto fire-fighting and working through the weekend.
From the comments that doesn't seem to be uncommon. This is the sort of stuff that "agile management" is supposed to fix but because most managers (in my experience) still think in some form of waterfall.
Rule of thumb: The more senior a manager the more they think in waterfall because that's how they see their master plan unfolding.
I know there's exceptions but there aren't enough of them.
- theamk 5y agoWhen you say, "I've explained that to management" -- was this in writing? It works much better if you do this in writing, especially if this is a public medium you can refer to, like a JIRA ticket or a message in a public channel/mailing list. This way you at least can say, "I warned you but you refused <link to refusal message>"