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> I ran my class like a job... Deadlines are deadlines. We were having a conversation at my college about deadlines at some training thing and someone pointed

> I ran my class like a job... Deadlines are deadlines. We were having a conversation at my college about deadlines at some training thing and someone pointed out that almost no job is like that. That movie scenario where the guy has a big presentation, but it's also his daughter's dressage recital or whatever, and if he misses the presentation he'll lose his job? That doesn't happen. In the real world, you just say "I can't do it that day, let's reschedule for next week." and that's fine. Most real world deadlines are soft.

titanomachy 5y ago
As a software engineer, I generally agree. My partner is a corporate lawyer, though, and deadlines are a _big deal_ for them.
ameister14 5y ago
>That movie scenario where the guy has a big presentation, but it's also his daughter's dressage recital or whatever, and if he misses the presentation he'll lose his job? That doesn't happen. Sure it does. If you are scheduled to present to a major client you can't easily reschedule for next week. Especially if it's presenting something that will have impact. Now you probably won't lose your job if you tell your team why you can't make it and it's legit but frankly you may if you no-show.
evilotto 5y ago
Rocket launches, if you're a rideshare are not soft deadlines. You don't get your payload delivered on time, you lose. Even if you're the only payload, you have hard deadlines - there may be a few windows to launch in but if you miss those the next opportunity might not be for another 26 months. Someone will lose their job over that.
- avar 5y ago
  They are soft deadlines, launches are routinely delayed due to unforseen circumstances, such as weather.
  - evilotto 5y ago
    A weather delay does not mean you get more time to get your payload onboard.
fma 5y ago
Definitely depends on your deliverables. My recent deliverables were campaigns for CES and Superbowl. I can't say lets schedule for next week for those. On the other hand, I think if I screwed up I won't get fired, either...maybe someone up the management chain :)
leetrout 5y ago
You are not wrong but it was a class agreement upfront and I, of course, am human as well and gave TONs of extensions. They didn't like it, though. And unlike CS courses (this was in a media dept) none of the homework was very hard or required more than a few hours of effort.

titanomachy 5y ago

As a software engineer, I generally agree. My partner is a corporate lawyer, though, and deadlines are a _big deal_ for them.

ameister14 5y ago

>That movie scenario where the guy has a big presentation, but it's also his daughter's dressage recital or whatever, and if he misses the presentation he'll lose his job? That doesn't happen. Sure it does. If you are scheduled to present to a major client you can't easily reschedule for next week. Especially if it's presenting something that will have impact. Now you probably won't lose your job if you tell your team why you can't make it and it's legit but frankly you may if you no-show.

evilotto 5y ago

Rocket launches, if you're a rideshare are not soft deadlines. You don't get your payload delivered on time, you lose. Even if you're the only payload, you have hard deadlines - there may be a few windows to launch in but if you miss those the next opportunity might not be for another 26 months. Someone will lose their job over that.

avar 5y ago
They are soft deadlines, launches are routinely delayed due to unforseen circumstances, such as weather.
- evilotto 5y ago
  A weather delay does not mean you get more time to get your payload onboard.

fma 5y ago

Definitely depends on your deliverables. My recent deliverables were campaigns for CES and Superbowl. I can't say lets schedule for next week for those. On the other hand, I think if I screwed up I won't get fired, either...maybe someone up the management chain :)

leetrout 5y ago

You are not wrong but it was a class agreement upfront and I, of course, am human as well and gave TONs of extensions. They didn't like it, though. And unlike CS courses (this was in a media dept) none of the homework was very hard or required more than a few hours of effort.