scott wrote:
>> At one extreme, you say "do whatever the hell you want", and not much 
>> happens.
> 
> Anyone with half a brain would realise that "do whatever the hell you 
> want" actually meant "do whatever you want to ensure our IT system is as 
> good as possible" (assuming your job was as IT guy or whatever).

Sure. But if your job is to write programs for end customers, you're 
going to need some idea of what the customer is paying for.

> You have to 
> realise that a lot of jobs (and managers) do not expect to have to tell 
> you in detail what to do, you should be able to just get on with it, and 
> that is seen as a good quality everywhere I've worked.

Sure. But you've got to have some idea what project you're working on, 
right?

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