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Product: Hey, this screwdriver feature I never requested isn’t there. Why? Can you fix it? It’s kinda urgent.

Product: @Root please jump on the ticket above … fairly urgent.

Root: It’s Friday, I’m out next week, and I’m working on finishing <urgent comma ticket> right now.

Boss: Work on the screwdriver instead. But make sure you finish the comma ticket too!

Boss: By the way, I volunteered you for eight security reviews next month!

Security: You’re on call for AWS audits next month, too!

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  • 38
    What prevents you to say no? I hoarded enough FUCK YOU money to build confidence for saying no and survive instant firing.
  • 26
    @aviophile I said no to the screwdriver ticket. Flat out refused. If they want it within a month, someone else can do it. And amusingly: it will probably be my boss since he is the only other person with knowledge of it.
  • 11
    @Root one thing I am learning is to say NO.

    As of now, another thing that I learnt is 'I don't know'
  • 15
    Why do people abuse “volunteer” like that? If someone “volunteers” you for something, that kind of requires you to have _not_ volunteered, making your participation involuntary and if it’s involuntary you can’t be a volunteer. People should be forced to say what they mean. They CONSCRIPTED you to do security reviews.
  • 1
    @rutee07 thankfully, I am neither bat-eater nor from worse-north-America.
  • 6
    @AmyShackles Sarcasm. “He gave me a gift of another six jira tickets”

    But yes, conscripted is correct.
  • 2
    @Floydimus i don’t know got me in so much “good” trouble at an old job. Every time i said it, it was like i was lighting a fire under the ass of this horrible project manager. I loved it. He couldn’t do shit to me coz i have a mouth as sharp as razor πŸ˜‚ gosh i still hate that man and i must remember to key his car when next i am passing by the old office (i know he works late sooooo…dont judge πŸ˜‡)
  • 4
    I am at this new job and she said “if the ticket is too large or too much for you, let me know and we can down-size and distribute. I am so not used to healthy work spaces i said i can do it all and now i am wondering why the hell i did that.
  • 0
    @witchDev that was the manager/environmental problem and not with the concept of 'I don't know'
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