developers say “the complexity of this task is out of scope” when they really mean “I don’t wanna”

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

developers say “the complexity of this task is out of scope” when they really mean “I don’t wanna”

[maxart2501@mastodon.social]

@zachleat Zach, we need to sound *professional* to our PMs, ffs

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@MaxArt2501 let’s circle back on this when we have more bandwidth

[genehack@dementedandsadbut.social]

@zachleat usually I mean, “I think this is a bad idea, and I don’t wanna”

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@genehack it is a power that can be used for good or evil

[rauschma@fosstodon.org]

@zachleat I find it interesting that, even in low-ceremony western societies, we often avoid saying “no”: “I’m too busy at the moment”, etc.

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@rauschma sometimes the answer isn’t an exact no, but an implicit one (realized or not)

[phoopee3@phpc.social]

@zachleat I had a meeting with my manager when I said “I don’t want to” to a client

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@phoopee3 try using the other one next time