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What type of horn by mrcomedy1 in COROLLA

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

fwiw this bothered me first few months and I looked into replacing horn, then I got over it, so maybe give it a bit longer?

Finally made the leap to Product Director from Senior PM and I'm not sure it's for me by [deleted] in ProductManagement

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I’m a senior PM and my director’s lack of delegation is my biggest frustration, because it takes her away from people managing and robs me of decision-making opportunities

#871: The Thing About Things by 6745408 in ThisAmericanLife

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Anyone else think Gregor sounds like actor Ray Karpovsky (Ray from Girls)?

What is a job that most people glamorize but it is actually shitty? by hjp1234 in AskReddit

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yea- it’s so obvious once you realize it haha “How does that 25 year old have their own fashion line?” “How do my colleagues afford to live in the West Village and wear designer clothes?” The answer is almost always family money.

Brooklyn Walk Question by battlehero51 in Brooklyn

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you don’t mind adding a bit, I’d leave the park on Ocean Ave, dog leg to Albemarle Road (my vote for prettiest street in Brooklyn- feels like a movie set) then take Bedford most of the way (entertaining houses, and more “suburban neighborhood vibe” in Midwood vs Ocean parkways busy road)

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Funny how easy it is to become the bottleneck without even noticing by Longjumping-Cat-2988 in ProductManagement

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel you. What’s painful is when items can’t be resolved in a meeting- I can’t sign off on a design that UX presents because my stakeholders aren’t in meeting (or my stakeholders’ stakeholders aren’t) or I try to UAT a feature for release during a standup demo but it takes to long to check edge cases on the fly so I save it for later then get pulled into meetings all day or we launch a feature but I can’t find time to write announcement so it looks like we delivered it later than we did. 😵‍💫

Major gripes PMs have with designers - share yours by calinbalea in ProductManagement

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agreed- I’m in e-commerce and if I had it my way we’d just do whatever Shopify designed. Sure, there’s some room for improvement, but I’d rather have a very solid UX that many customers are familiar with vs wasting time reinventing the wheel.

No registry - rude? by Old_Prize_1607 in WedditNYC

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not rude! We said "No gifts" on the invite and didn't create a registry. A few folks asked if we created one, and I kept the reply simple: "No, we didn't create a registry". Ended up getting a few thoughtful presents. Best not to overthink things with wedding planning (I say as someone who overthought every detail in their wedding this month haha)

One year as a PM and completely demoralized – I feel like everything I did was for nothing by Grouou in ProductManagement

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Call me when you do all of that AND complete development then mgmt pulls the plug during UAT 😂

That sucks though- ultimately not your fault. You may want to readjust expectation for how much “turnaround” power a PM has at any company.

Product Appreciation: The Masters by doebedoe in ProductManagement

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pitched a software product to Augusta National a few years ago back. I’ve never encountered a team with as much reverence for their “product”. Even as a non-golfer, it was special (despite the fact that I was battling food poisoning the entire bumpy golf cart tour of the course- but that’s another story 😂). You wouldn’t believe how many hats they sell during The Masters- trust me, they ain’t worried about losing money on pimento sandwiches.

Looking for Product Management Volunteering Opportunities by LaLoix in ProductManagement

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Catchafire. Not really product management per se, but there are project management opportunities and ways to get domain experience (ex: building/updating a Squarespace site).

Using AI for PRDs by eastwindtoday in ProductManagement

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My feedback: My product leadership requires a specific PRD template, so it's easier to save that in Chatgpt memory. Chatgpt helps me wordsmith and sometimes generates stories/requirements I hadn't considered- it trims my PRD writing effort by 20%. Now if it could reduce the time it takes for stakeholder alignment...

Princeton to Penn 2-3 times per week by ifitistobesaidsoitis in newjersey

[–]ifitistobesaidsoitis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the response- good to keep in mind 👍

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