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This is a bit arrogant and misguided. As another commenter pointed out, if you go to a hair dresser, you do get suggestions about what will look good on you, bu
by irahul 14y ago
This is a bit arrogant and misguided. As another commenter pointed out, if you go to a hair dresser, you do get suggestions about what will look good on you, but the hair dresser won't refuse service if you go against the advice. As a developer, you can pick and choose your projects. If you don't want to work on ideas you think aren't good enough, cool; but don't make generalizations. Doing paid work for someone isn't the same as being a co-founder(as in investing or working for free).
- vacri 14y agoWhen Britney Spears shaved off all of her hair herself, it was because the hairdresser flat-out refused to do it for her.
- UntitledNo4 14y agoAnd on the other hand, there are all my hairdressers over the years who asked me what I wanted and then did whatever it was that wasn't like anything I wanted. So, flipping the allegory now, if a client comes to me and asks me to develop a Twitter, would it be OK if I deliver an eBay instead? My conclusion is that it's probably time to treat our hairdressers like they're developers and instead of just saying "yeah, that's perfect" when we really hate the cut, tell them that we are not happy with the results and that we will be back once the hair grows for another iteration, and that we'll pay once we can go live with the haircut as we specified it. Either that, or stop using irrelevant allegories.