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Boss at the start of a new project: "We could hire an intern to gatter some data in an excel list... You can easily implement that in the application later - right? So can you get us a excel list to fill out? "

No... Just no...

You tell me what you wanna see and how you wanna interact with the application!

In the process we will figure out which data is necessary, I will build some tables in the database for that data and then, !!! not a second sooner !!! , I'll be able to give you an suitable excel list, which includes a complete list of columns for the necessary data in a form I can work with it.

It's not my job to know what data a application needs to make YOUR JOB easier! I'm not a magician! I just love programming stuff!

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    Nice reply... i hope you said it to his face..
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    Honestly, I needed some time to gatter the right words. I was so pissed...

    I just said something like - "...I guess I've to process all this new information before I can give you an answer - I'll get back to you!" - to get out of this situation as soon as possible - before I say or do something unappropriated... ^^"

    But I managed to talk to him again later and said pretty much what I've wrote... I think he gets it...
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