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Re:Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022) by causal on Sunday February 23, 2025 @09:27AM (#43149435)
An ultimatum implies the manager has no choice- but they can just as easily say "hold up, don't do that until I get a chance to look at it".

But if a manager is suspicious of their reports and generally doesn't want them taking initiative, they probably have bigger problems.

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Re:Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022) by EtCepeyd on Sunday February 23, 2025 @09:49AM (#43149614)
> but they can just as easily say "hold up, don't do that until I get a chance to look at it"

This still requires them to take notice of your query, within the deadline of your choice; and that may not be a given.

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Re:Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022) by causal on Sunday February 23, 2025 @01:50PM (#43151935)
Right, that's called communication. Communication also enables you to ask your manager if this approach is okay to begin with, or ask that they acknowledge when you give them such heads up notifications. There's a lot of ways to make this work well.
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