[DarrenDev]

I once worked a short contract for a big name telecom company in Ireland. I was one of about 15 contractors they’d hired for a big project.

Every day we’d all form a big circle on the balcony on the third floor, right next to the pool table that nobody used. The usual daily stand-up, only without the “any blockers” question.

There was one guy who was working on a user story that required a file from another part of the business. Every day, for 2 months, he said with a straight face “I’m waiting for the file.” And every day, we all nodded our heads as if it was the most normal thing in the world.

Two months. I left before he ever got his file. Maybe he’s still there now, 8 years later, waiting for his file.