Engineers Reflect on a Quarter of Busy Work and Missed Promotions

Two engineers recount painful career lessons: one wasted a quarter reporting only "I'm working on it" with zero deliverable progress, while another lost a promotion after shelving a project out of fear of presenting it.

2026-09-20 ~ 2026-09-20 · 2 related posts

• Dev spent a quarter saying "I'm on it" with nothing to show for it — cto_junior · 2026-09-20
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