original publish date: 17th October, 2011
decades on …
Commentary coming soon.
transcript
FTE #1: Remember when you changed our deadlines from 5pm on Fridays to 9am each Monday?
FTE #2: Yes, I thought the team would appreciate the additional flexibility.
FTE #1: We did, until we found ourselves working every weekend in preparation for Monday's review.
FTE #2: There's a surprise.
Caption: The cunning strategy behind Monday morning deadlines.