> measure twice and cut once Being able to do that is a luxury that many do not enjoy in nose-to-the-grindstone workplaces. You make an estimate (or someone ma

> measure twice and cut once Being able to do that is a luxury that many do not enjoy in nose-to-the-grindstone workplaces. You make an estimate (or someone makes it for you), then you gotta deliver mentor or no mentor, and whether you know the finer points of database design/care-and-feeding or not. There's something good to be said for taking action. Rachelbythebay did just fine. No one died, the company didn't suffer, it was just a problem, it got corrected later. Big whoop.