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by mandeepj 1638 days ago
> Is it? OP has no idea about the software it's being integrated into, and while it may _seem_ like a simple task in principle, it may not be, and it's a judgement on the work that's on another team to deal with. Quite easy to fall into a trap of trivializing work that you yourself aren't responsible for.

Right! May be the team/manager he was talking to - had no capacity left for the current quarter. There could be dependencies on other teams that might require some planning etc