If they ask simple questions, that might be a warning for you as well that they're in over their heads. It also seems to me that in this scenario, you'd be the subject matter expert and would need to set the right expectations so that everyone walks away happy in the end.
Re:The Orange Juice Test (1985)
by stephengillie on Friday August 10, 2018 @10:02AM
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But then they ask "Can you put 45 cases of cans onto a grocery store shelf per hour, for 6 hours straight, every weeknight between the hours of 10pm and 4am?"
Re:The Orange Juice Test (1985)
by MrEfficiency on Friday August 10, 2018 @12:46PM
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"Possibly, can I see the details of this task?
I can work the hours, but I'm not sure the logistics and ergonomics of transporting that quantity of material."
Idk, people ask, "CAN YOU MAKE THIS APP?", I always answer, "I can".
If someone asked me if I can build some robotic thing, I'd answer "I can".
If they asked me "Can you build X in Y Weeks?" then I need to know the project.
I have been able to do pretty much everything thrown at me. The biggest question is how long we have and specifying what we actually want.