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Last week we had a deadline to ship.
Last week we had a deadline to ship.
The product was close, but not ready.
The product was close, but not ready.
My manager wanted to release it on Friday.
My manager wanted to release it on Friday.
I felt uneasy about the new feature.
I felt uneasy about the new feature.
So I said I was not comfortable shipping yet.
So I said I was not comfortable shipping yet.
I explained the risk to the user.
I explained the risk to the user.
The risk was a possible crash on login.
The risk was a possible crash on login.
I asked, could we hold one more day?
I asked, could we hold one more day?
She listened and looked at the data.
She listened and looked at the data.
Then she agreed to move the date.
Then she agreed to move the date.
We fixed the bug the next morning.
We fixed the bug the next morning.
Shipping a day late felt much safer.
Shipping a day late felt much safer.
Respectfully Pushing Back on an Early Ship Date
by @oliverhere