Episode 21: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish — Don't Settle on Timesheet Management
2026/9/22
Old A's company always believed in "save wherever you can." With no timesheet system on a custom development project, the workload couldn't be verified — losing over 200,000 yuan for nothing. The boss hit rock bottom, and Old A saw the perfect moment: while the pain was fresh, pitch a professional timesheet management system. But the boss's reply was even more crushing: "We've already lost so much — let's earn it back first! Finish the project well, make up the shortfall, then think about buying software." Old A was stunned: without tools, how am I supposed to do it well? Can't do it well without tools, so never buy tools? A perfect dead loop. The boss's hardship and stubbornness, Old A's helplessness and complaints — an episode of workplace life that makes you both angry and laugh.