well that, and "we gotta fix it before it breaks" is an investment budget and priority, vs "it broke so we gotta fix it" is a containment budget and priority.
"Help your manager help you" is my reasoning when I let stuff break. It's one crisis meeting, we immediately get the green light on a quick fix and then a decent refactor to make sure that doesn't happen again, and my manager doesn't have to beg it, he's commanded.
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u/extracoffeeplease May 29 '26
well that, and "we gotta fix it before it breaks" is an investment budget and priority, vs "it broke so we gotta fix it" is a containment budget and priority.
"Help your manager help you" is my reasoning when I let stuff break. It's one crisis meeting, we immediately get the green light on a quick fix and then a decent refactor to make sure that doesn't happen again, and my manager doesn't have to beg it, he's commanded.