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XorNot05/14/20251 replyview on HN

That's why I do it. That doesn't explain why they even need to be there.

For example every project code drop down has this experience: my manager tells me what project code to put everything against, then I always pick the same option. Sometimes I've not been granted access to that option and waste a bunch of time getting that turned on.

At no point was any part of this necessary, because I neither defined the ticket, or could select the project code for myself, but we're all engaged in an elaborate game pretending I had agency over it.


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AndrewDucker05/15/2025

If you're working somewhere competent then every budget code is an indicator that a manager with a budget has said that they are willing to pay for this piece of work to be done. It may even automatically keep track of how much of their budget was spent on you doing the work.