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> Simply stating that you did as instructed is not a viable excuse for a human, that's not what they're paying you for.

Getting paid for doing what someone tells you to do, is literally the definition of a job. What you're saying actually, is that it's not your job to do your job, it's your job to also do the managers/PO's job.



You also get paid to be the scapegoat for when your manager fails to do his job, like in this story.




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