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Re:Ask HN: Manager listening to my calls, dropping reference... by burntoutfire on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:00PM (#22795412)
> I usually use my supervisors strategy against them. If they ask for documents, I bury them in paper work

I like this idea in general, but in this particular case, what's stopping them from just not reading them? They can keep asking for docs and not reading them without inflicting any pain on themselves.

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Re:Ask HN: Manager listening to my calls, dropping reference... by tucaz on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:09PM (#22795520)
That is usually what happens. They don't read it.

But then, the next time they ask for something along the same lines I can find a way to point to the previous document that wasn't read and they give up asking because they know I will keep pointing out they didn't read it.

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Re:Ask HN: Manager listening to my calls, dropping reference... by marktangotango on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:06PM (#22795487)
I suspect the conversation then becomes; Task X is taking longer due to documentation requirement. Personally I'd use it as cover to slow way tf down :)
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