> Then somebody comes to your desk and asks if you can also make partial rebuilds deterministic. This is a good guy. Knows what they need, knows you are smart

> Then somebody comes to your desk and asks if you can also make partial rebuilds deterministic. This is a good guy. Knows what they need, knows you are smart enough to potentially finally slay the dragon, will fight the bureaucracy on your behalf. Asking a hard ask is rarely beneficial for the asker on the failure side. Don't burn yourself out for it though and don't be afraid to ask hard favors from the asker.