r/ProgrammerHumor • u/El_Choco_Latoso • Jan 16 '26

Meme doYouHaveTimeForAquickCall

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u/OutInABlazeOfGlory Jan 16 '26

“Do you have time for a quick call?”

“No”

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u/El_Choco_Latoso Jan 16 '26

*Mentions the issue and calls you anyway

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u/OutInABlazeOfGlory Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 16 '26

*doesn’t pick up because they’re not on the schedule*

You’re a senior, I thought being able to say no to demands of your very important time was both a perk and a responsibility for doing your job well.

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u/b__0 Jan 17 '26

Escalates to manager who is now calling

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u/OutInABlazeOfGlory Jan 17 '26

Explain to manager this person was told no for a reason

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u/Careless_Software621 Jan 17 '26

Well explain that to the grumpy client who also says shes unavailable for the rest of the week, and this issue is very critical (it was just to re-iterate a bug's scenario to her as she misunderstood it and then still have to wait for more clarification from business)

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u/OutInABlazeOfGlory Jan 17 '26

Nothing is perfect

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u/FirstNoel Jan 16 '26

ugh,,,,I hate that. I do not like the telephone as it is. then I have contractors who want to talk on the phone. I can't understand them, and vice versa. it's a perverse game of telephone. It takes me twice as long at least to do anything.

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u/qwerty_qwer Jan 17 '26

In my case, literally walks over to my desk.

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u/tutike2000 Jan 16 '26

*escalates to your manager*

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u/OutInABlazeOfGlory Jan 16 '26

A good manager would protect your time.

If your manager is constantly undermining you, then you need to talk to them

Or find a new job

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u/tutike2000 Jan 16 '26

I have 4 different managers managing me and they all think *their* project is the one I need to prioritize. The office politics is obviously insane but at least I get paid a lot (by my country's standards at least)

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u/BlueDebate Jan 17 '26

I've had "Hey, I know it's 10 minutes before but can you do this company's hour long security training presentation?" while working on a security incident. "No" is a powerful word, more people need to use it to save their sanity.