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Re:As eng manager, you so frequently get request to drop wha... by malfist on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @09:27AM (#31919811)
I'm not sure that's true. I don't think there's any malice in their three questions, and they seem reasonable. Of course, they could be an asshole and demand way too much detail in those answers.

But the questions are really simple: What's the impact? Is the scope of work agreed asked for by product?

The third question is really their question to their team, what's the effort needed for us to fulfill this ask?

That seems like common sense to me, but maybe I'm missing something. These questions should be answered before even the original asker starts their work.

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Re:As eng manager, you so frequently get request to drop wha... by JamesSwift on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @09:43AM (#31919992)
Right, the third one is non-negotiable. In no scenario would it be ok for a requestor to come in dictating how long it would take, and any language about that would always be reason for having a conversation to set that expectation.
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