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Nobody can task you to do a bad job. You do that yourself. You may find excuses for doing a bad job, but you chose to do it, they didn't hold a gun to your head.

If I find that I absolutely have to either cut corners or let the deadline slip, I let the deadline slip. I refuse to knowingly release crappy work, you can fire me for it, I don't care. But long before that deadline, I will have explored the options for changing the scope of the project so such a decision isn't necessary.

"Just find another job" isn't sufficient because every job involves making tradeoffs between personal goals and business goals. I believe in being real clear with management about what's happening so that we can work towards an equitable solution.



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