Post #4482105
2026-08-09 22:20 UTC
I worked in IT. I once told my boss it would take a month to implement a feature that could be activated by simply setting a variable value in a config file.
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@TimWardCam@c.im 2026-08-10 07:52
@fesshole@mastodon.social BTDTGTTS Customer specified a system. We said "You're also going to need feature X." They said they didn't. We said they would. They said they didn't. We said they would. They said they didn't. So we built the system including feature X anyway, with a switch, so it was initially invisible. And after delivery the customer came back and said "we need another feature, X". So we quoted them a month's work, waited a month, billed them for a month's work, and threw the switch.