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> Say it’s Wednesday, you have a project due on Friday, and you get some new task dropped on your lap. You think “I’ll do the new thing now, and make up the tim
by mkl95 4y ago
> Say it’s Wednesday, you have a project due on Friday, and you get some new task dropped on your lap. You think “I’ll do the new thing now, and make up the time for the original task by Friday”… mistake! Communicate about the conflict on Wednesday. Your product manager will help manage the timing and risk.
My product manager was fired a while ago and no one has replaced him formally yet. A C-level guy is micromanaging my team's work now and he sucks at it. I really miss being able to push back on these conflicts.
- eschneider 4y agoAssuming (yeah, I know...) new task is 'critical, it's usually enough to go 'We can do that, but it'll push X out. Is that ok?' And if it's not ok, reasonable management will either pick a priority or get you some help to get them both done on time. If you're often getting feedback that you 'need to get them both done by Friday.' you might want to evaluate if your management has their act together.
- Aeolun 4y ago> If you're often getting feedback that you 'need to get them both done by Friday.' My response is always that I’ll try, and we’ll see which one ends up half-finished on Friday. This either gets them to pick one, or assume everything will be fine until Friday, when it blows up in their faces. I don’t think I’ve ever had someone (even the manager) blame it on me for some reason.