<![CDATA[Me: they want X but it's gonna be super high-cost and suck can you try to convince them to accept Y instead]]>Me: they want X but it's gonna be super high-cost and suck can you try to convince them to accept Y instead

Me, an hour later: okay I built X it's just a prototype but...

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- Did you mean that you over-estimated how long it would take to do or
- Did you grudgingly accept to make X?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/tofticles/statuses/117327364571787774https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/tofticles/statuses/117327364571787774Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:11:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Me: they want X but it's gonna be super high-cost and suck can you try to convince them to accept Y instead on Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:24:27 GMT]]>@tess And before you know it, said prototype is in production and you now own the maintenance 🫣.

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