Declining bad design

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So like, what do you do if your boss asks you to do something that is well, just kind of dumb from a design perspective? Like making pie charts of putting a line graph on top of a bar graph.

Usually I’m just like…uhhh no. But I feel like that’s not the most diplomatic or wise response and I am getting paid to do whatever the hell senior management wants so there’s limits to refusing these kinds of things.

But then if I do it then somebody higher up would be like, look at this amazing thing CS made and I kind of want to facepalm myself and ask quietly to keep the product anonymous, plz.

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Here’s the graph you wanted and also this other graph that’s clearly better and you should use that one instead kthxbai.

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are you presenting or is he?

Either way, express your concern, diplomatically, then go with his decision

If you are presenting, you might want to say something like - can I try it my way and you can decide which you like better. Can do that anyway, but I would care more if I am doing it

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