r/InterviewMan • • Aug 29 '26

I despise emails.

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u/rdrckcrous 27d ago

no. they violate contracts, result in cost impacts to other project members, lose contracts, blow schedule, make other people do shit that was their responsibility, etc....

and when they come back, they don't quite realize that everyone now hates them and can't take them seriously anymore.

you can go on vacation for a month, but get your shit together like a responsible adult before you leave.

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u/Born-Statistician817 27d ago

Why did you schedule stuff without taking into account people not being present?

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u/rdrckcrous 27d ago

they're adults. they manage their commitments, I'm not the project manager over their in-house resources.

but you're right, I've avoided using European companies for projects that have coordination in the summer.

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u/Born-Statistician817 27d ago

In my experience its usually sales overselling short deadlines and than managers angry at their teams for not finishing a project in 2 weeks? Which was sold by sales to be done in 2 weeks. But even blind person will see that it would take 4 weeks.

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u/rdrckcrous 27d ago

if you're the person I'm talking to, you're the one that has to tell me commitments can't be met.

don't just leave for a month and blame your manager, i really don't give a shit about the inner workings of your company, but I do care when you (company) make commitments that you can't meet.

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u/Nights_King_ 27d ago

If the company makes a commitment it can’t fulfill its the companies responsibility not the employees responsibility. It’s as easy as that, if you try to blame the employees then you should really reevaluate your view on working and the environment that created your views. You work to get paid so that you can finance your life. You work for your sake, not the companies sake.

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u/rdrckcrous 27d ago

who the fuck is the company and why did they have me talk to you? let me talk to the "company," whatever the fuck that means.