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Partly because in practice, there's one group of people _setting_ deadlines and a completely different set of people responsible for them. I don't know how one
by commandlinefan 2y ago
Partly because in practice, there's one group of people _setting_ deadlines and a completely different set of people responsible for them. I don't know how one moves into the deadline-setting ruling class, but it definitely isn't diligent work, careful attention to detail and achieving demonstrable results.
- 0x5f3759df-i 2y agoAnd even if you’re the one setting deadlines, if the powers that be are punishing people over any missed deadlines you’ll quickly learn to set deadlines to at least 3x the amount of time you think something will take.
- BehindBlueEyes 2y agoDoesn't matter who sets deadlines if they are actually well thought out, rather than set on a whim, arbitrarily impossible to meet. The first help me not get bogged down in details and prevent endless polishing, the second are demotivating and unnecessarily stressful.