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		LightG on Jan 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Demanding polished work is a power play designed t... Depends. I recently got a request to 'polish' some work up. The definition involved making a document look 'professional' or 'corporate'. No update to the actual quality and clarity of the information. Complete waste of time and brain cycles. The request was from a venture cap (natch).

mysterydip on Jan 7, 2023 [–]

I recall one time at the beginning of my career having some VP look at the project we were working on, and her only feedback was "make the box bluer."

LightG on Jan 7, 2023 | [–]

That's one better than my personal best: 'change the green colour to yellow'.

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