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Subject:RE: People don't see problems that don't happen From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 7 May 2007 11:26:48 -0400
Craig suggested allowing the project "to appear to crash and burn.
Before you rescue it, of course." That sounds pretty dishonest to me.
Several Whirlers have since suggested other, more ethical solutions.
As in most situations, the ethical solution is also the best one for the
employee *and* the company.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Kim-Eng
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:21 AM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: People don't see problems that don't happen
>
> I don't think there's necessarily anything unethical that needs
> to be done. If you're "killing yourself in the process" to get
> all your projects done on schedule, the odds are that most
> if not all of them already are on the verge of crashing and
> burning before you get them done. You just need to stop
> making it all look easy.
>
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