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Manager asks for clean, optimized code. Developer nods enthusiastically. Manager adds a 3-day deadline. Developer's brain immediately switches to survival mode and starts updating resume.pdf instead of refactoring anything.
Classic case of Resume Driven Development - when the gap between management's expectations and reality is so wide that your career exit strategy becomes the actual project. Why optimize code when you can optimize your LinkedIn profile? The real technical debt here is staying at this job.
Fun fact: Studies show that developers are 73% more likely to polish their resume when asked to deliver "clean code" with impossible deadlines. The other 27% just cry quietly into their mechanical keyboards.
