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Field Engineer

How do you decide when to keep digging into a problem versus stepping away? I’ve learned stepping away usually helps more than brute-forcing through frustration.

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  1. Manager 1

    If you can afford to step away without any major impact then it probably isn’t worth your time

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    Adrian Konikow

    It's a terrible mentality that is unfortunately true because how modern business runs. Shoot the 70% solution now and make corrections later as needed. For now just stem the impact to the customer.

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  2. ENG 1

    Sometimes stepping away and giving it a rest is the best thing to do , sometimes the answer will come out of the blue when you least expect it

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