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Dev: The server is completely down right now. Nobody can access the application, we need to divert some resources to horizontally scaling our app.

Manager: Hm, this was not in the schedule. I need to consult senior leadership on what to do about this. I don’t want to be held accountable for making a decision on this complex and highly nuanced situation.

Dev: No need, I have a solution. Just need a week to build/test/deploy the ability to horizontally scale.

Manager: But that will cause delays to new features.

Dev: New features don’t matter if the app can’t even load.

Manager: Ok you can implement your solution but it can’t take any time. I need those new features out.

Dev: ???????

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managers and their managers

management

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  • 9
    4y
    Well, if you don't actually need the app yourself, you might as well just do as told and develop new features instead of making the app work for the outside world again.
    It probably works fine on your dev system and the staging server...

    You told him. Now it is his ticket until he manages to decide upon it or let his superior decide upon it - however long that takes. Just don't forget to properly attribute the cause of delay when the superior of his superior comes to ask you about it...
  • 4
    4y
    Just wait until it’s down again and the manger is screaming: Why don’t we have more scaling?!?!?
  • 4
    4y
    Wait till the Ops team or customers complain about the unreliability of that app and then see how higher management react to that.
  • 2
    3y
    @Berkmann18 this is my favorite part. Then when I bring up at stand-up that everything is burning down the PM and mgmt get the surprised Pikachu face.

    Like, what did you fucking expect you numbnuts?
  • 1
    3y
    @sariel That must be a lovely feeling, seeing their pudding heads getting out of their arses XD.
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