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[quote=Anonymous]YES.  Sometimes I feel like nobody ever pushes back at my company - they just say yes to everything, regardless of whether it actually needs to be done, if it has already been done or if it's a stupid idea in the first place.

My boss gets annoyed at me when he gives me an assignment and I ask him (a) when it's due and (b) who is going to see it.  He thinks everything should be done immediately, regardless of what else gets pushed back to make that happen, and I prefer to prioritize my workload based on when things are actually due and who is expecting them.  He rushes me on stuff and ends up sitting on it for 2 days, while other people are waiting on things I had to put aside to rush his stuff.  He's surrounded by yes-men that just do whatever he asks.

At other jobs, I've gotten tired of having to be the one to do realistic cost-benefit analysis on stuff.  "Sure, that's a great idea, but if it costs $2M to implement and nobody buys it, we're out $2M.  Does the market actually want this product?"[/quote]

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