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		khazhoux on July 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Is all of FAANG like this? > If they're happy with his work output, fine. He fulfilled his end of the bargain. Totally deranged protestant work ethic run amok to think otherwise. By this reasoning... Manager: Our users are asking for this feature, how long will it take us to ship it? Developer: I can do it in six weeks. Manager: Ok, I'll let them know. (Six weeks later) Manager: I just found out that this was actually super simple for you and only took a few days. What were you actually doing the last month? Our users were waiting this whole time. Developer: You said you were OK with six weeks! Your protestant work ethic is deranged! ;-)

minimuffins on July 23, 2020 [–]

I guess I'm supposed to sympathize with the manager in this hypothetical (which is different from the OP's situation anyway). But I don't!

khazhoux on July 23, 2020 | [–]

How about the people who were waiting for the work to be done? Users and customers.

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