Ask HN: How to deal with last-minute changes by team lead derailing deadlines?

  • Posted 3 days ago by throwaway2FA69
  • 6 points
- We have a hard deadline for a feature.

- Early attempts to define the API were repeatedly dismissed ("too soon").

- Team proactively built API proposals (with docs, examples, OpenAPI spec).

- Two weeks before deadline, TL finally agreed to our approach.

- Two PRs in, while reviewing the final PR, TL changed their mind entirely. Wants to change the approach but is unable to express exactly what they want.

- Meeting is scheduled to discuss tomorrow afternoon, we're almost certainly going to miss the deadline.

How can I constructively handle this and avoid similar issues in the future?

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