4 days left for project deadline and PM just realized that we are behind in the design. Meeting at 9AM, am sure that they will ask me to work really late to complete, I don't think it's possible.

Guys, should I let this project fail, just note that I didn't receive the designs?

Commenting, to see what others say.

@burswag smart guy lol

@navz haha I'm curious what more experienced devs would say. I wanna say just let it fail because you didn't get the design you needed, but I don't know, that could be wrong.

Do you have a schedule? Any kind of paper trail that will absolve you of blame?

Blaming and pointing to others only delays more.

Come up with solutions and present them at the meeting. Let them know you are willing to help but of course not for free.

You work to live and not the other way around! I would make overtime but only if I get the extra hours paid.
Unless I am the one who blew it, then I would take responsibility and make the extra hours to fix my problems.

@projektaquarius yes I have. I' am not the one to be blamed over here.

Honestly, this is a matter in your conscience. You should not work extra for free. You should raise this. If you did not get everything you needed for the project, definitely it's not on you. But you should also be aware of the consequences for failing: can you lose your job, and if so, can you manage that; can the company lose an important contract, thus compromising the future; does this affect something critical? Either way, you should also let them know that this is happening because of (insert reasons here), and should not happen again. And good luck :)

@BikerMouse we are on salary basis so no overtime pay. Even if we work 24 hours still no extra pay. Only dinner will be provided.

@navz basically I agree with @bikermouse document that you aren't the reason for the delay, show that the customer that your schedule slipped because of a prerequisite to your task, and if it needs to be fixed after hours don't do it for free. If you can't fix it on schedule even with paid OT, make that known to them.

On my team I emphasized the importance of responsibility and precedent. Picking up the slack is assuming responsibility and you won't be able to retroactively say you failed without taking a lot of the blame.

Take it from someone who has done this and has pulled the never-fun 24hour marathon. They will expect it from you and they will relax on design deadlines because they'll "make it up in code".

@noonesboy I didn't understand what you wanted to say. Do you mean I should take responsibility and do the project. If am not able to do it before the deadline, I should take the blame.

@navz No- I believe you should not commit to the work and put the responsibility back on design. Renegotiate your timeline- your work time is as important as the rest of the team's. Taking it on now means that they will expect you to just buckle down and do it in the future and this will probably happen again.

No design is not your fault
Not paying extra hours is not your decision

Work for free is your decision

Do the math

project deadline fail does not mean the project fail

whats the worst that can happen if the project is late?

does anybody die?