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Junior engineer asking managers on Slack about prioritisation..

Junior eng: Hey managers, I have these tasks A & B lined up and some other type of work... Is it ok if I finish A by Weds and B by the end of week or should it be done sooner? Also, is the order fine or should I prio B first?

*silence for hours*

Random dev feeling bad for junior getting no response chips in: Hey, you are doing great, that order makes sense to me and let me know if you need any guidance or have questions!

Junior dev: Thaanks and will do!

*another hour goes by*

Manager: Hi team. I have asked other engineer X to do task B tomorrow.

what the fuck. at least answer the fucking question and say it needs to be done sooner. felt bad for poor junior here. :/

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  • 4
    I have the same problem. I get 3+ "critical do it asap" tickets simultaneously and I spend so much time just trying to figure out which one is more important.

    It's gotten to a point where I need to ask how much money we lose per day each ticket is delayed.
  • 0
    @EmberQuill "It's gotten to a point where I need to ask how much money we lose per day each ticket is delayed."

    Implement it as a feature for management to look at.
  • 3
    @Wisecrack it wouldn't take long. The answer (after wading through some bullshit and outright lies) is usually "we don't actually need it until next month" or "we actually need it yesterday and we've known about it for months but forgot to tell you until now, so now it's your fault if it's late."
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