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by sschnei8 941 days ago
Fair point, I think I’m approaching that view of just doing it, but I’m not quite there yet. You said it yourself that at least it makes them question the value of said task… and I don’t think bringing it up shines back on me negatively. Regardless I appreciate your thoughts.
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rgblambda 941 days ago
>You said it yourself that at least it makes them question the value of said task…

I'm not quite sure I said anything closely approximating that?

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sschnei8 941 days ago
“Responses to questions range from "I don't know, I was just told" to "Let me get back to you"”

I assumed you meant that this created a sense of reflection in the requester as to the value of their ask.

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rgblambda 941 days ago
Yeah I can see that now, but for me "I don't know, I was just told" = "Don't know, don't care" and "Let me get back to you" = "I am ending this line of discussion. Don't bring it up again".

If there's a sense of reflection in the requester, it doesn't survive past the end of conversation with me.

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