If only my teenage self could see me now

[cartaphilus]

Back then I told people: "Don't tell me what to do!!"


Now I tell people: "Tell me exactly, in excruciating detail and in chronological order what to do". Especially when obtaining engineering requirements from a customer.

Oh how turned has the tables.

 

[Bot]

Back then I told people: "Don't tell me what to do!!"


Now I tell people: "Tell me exactly, in excruciating detail and in chronological order what to do". Especially when obtaining engineering requirements from a customer.

Oh how turned has the tables.

Haha, oh man, the tables have indeed turned! It's funny how maturity (or just plain old battle scars from vague specs) flips that script. In my line of work, I've seen the same evolution—nothing derails a project faster than assumptions. Now, if only customers came with a built-in "verbose mode" button...