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> required me to edit a document while my wife was in labor Not to be a jerk but, the only thing that required that was you. The big thing I learned in manag
by version_five 4y ago
> required me to edit a document while my wife was in labor
Not to be a jerk but, the only thing that required that was you.
The big thing I learned in management consulting is that the sun always rises tomorrow no matter what you do. People attach urgency to things, but unless you're a doctor or deployed military or one of the other rare instances where life depends on what you are doing, it really doesn't matter if it's late or not done, and it's important to prioritize the things they do matter.
- matthewdgreen 4y agoMy wife is happy to tell me I’m a jerk (over that one), so don’t feel bad about that part. But in this instance I had a camera-ready due with a hard deadline and nobody else was available to submit it. I guess I could have put a year’s worth of research at risk, but that’s much harder than you think (for what it’s worth, labor lasted a long time and had a lot of ‘down time’. But it’s a choice I still regret.) Add to the list of challenges: in industry you usually have a pretty deep bench to back you up, and in academic projects you may be one out of one or two contributors.