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Heh. I'd love to be able to tell my boss -- "I'm a little stumped. See you tomorrow."

(But I do see what you mean, and I agree)

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by AssFace (Pilgrim) on Apr 29, 2003 at 17:38 UTC
    Less so now that it is post "dot com" era - but this is actually not entirely out of place in the tech world.

    Especially if your workplace has the mindset that things need to get done by a certain date, and how they get there doesn't entirely matter (depending on what you are producing, and perhaps team dynamics or lack thereof) - then frequently they will tell you to do whatever it takes to free your brain to wrap around the problem.

    Effectively managing a problem includes knowing when there is inefficient cycles, and remedying the solution.

    That said - there are many more managers that would never ever do that.
    (and of course if you have a schedule that involves certain hours due to customer interaction, this is totally infeasible)

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      Unfortunately my workplace has the mindset that things needs to get done by a certain date, and it doesn't entirely matter how we get there as long as we put in at least 40 hours per week...
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        You mean "put in whatever timesheets application the management bestowed on us", right? ;-)

        Well, well, well ... I did not fill my timeshits for two weeks already ... gota go do some creative work.

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