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A senior dev told me to stop asking for permission on small fixes
I was working on a bug ticket in our Chicago office about six weeks ago. I kept asking my lead for approval on every tiny code change, like updating a button color. She pulled me aside after standup and said, 'You're hired to solve problems, not just report them. If it's under $500 of dev time, just fix it and tell me after.' That flipped a switch for me. Has anyone else had a manager give you a specific rule like that?
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derek_hill22d agoMost Upvoted
That $500 rule is a solid line in the sand.
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jason_davis22d ago
Yeah, that "line in the sand" thing is key. My old boss had a similar rule about not needing a meeting for anything that could be a two sentence email. It saved so much time just to act on the small stuff.
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