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"It isn't my job, as an engineer, to remember everything you requested" It's not your job to remember, but it is your job as a human being to set expectations
by whstl 3y ago
"It isn't my job, as an engineer, to remember everything you requested"
It's not your job to remember, but it is your job as a human being to set expectations about your favored communication style in a professional manner.
If you need something written down in an email or Jira task or whatever, for example, so you don't have to remember, you should ask for it.
If you think scope creep is a problem and don't want to keep negotiating (something very reasonable to ask for), you gotta communicate about this problem in the appropriate channels.
- BizarreByte 3y ago> you should ask for it. > you gotta communicate about this problem in the appropriate channels. After years of repeating myself I have quite frankly given up. No one listens and nothing ever gets better on this front.
- whstl 3y agoWell, if it's the same person denying change it without a counter-argument, then there's no solution other than changing teams or company. If it's a string of PMs, all being unreasonable, some self-reflection might be necessary. Maybe the problem is not with their work, but with your expectations.