Midwestern Product Manager

(Slaps knees before standing up) "Well, I guess it's time to mosey on down the road." -how midwestern PMs get out of Q4 planning meetings #product #productmanagement #midwest

2 styles when responding to feature requests: "No." -Most PMs "No......sorry." -Midwestern PMs #productmanagement #product #midwestern #midwest #pm

"You betcha!" - our customers when we ask them if our product solves their need

Jeez Louise, based on the number of meetings I have today I get to start actually working around 9:45 p.m. #productmanagement #product #midwestern #midwest #pm

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" -my engineering manager calmly telling me he is ignoring a bug because the UX hasn't changed 😳#productmanagement #product #midwest #pm

You can write PRDs until the cows come home but they'll continue to be useless unless they state the objective - the purpose of change #productmanagement #product #midwest #pm

I gauge how impressive my slides are based on how many "Heavens to Betsy!" exclamations are whispered during my presentation #productmanagement #product #midwestern #midwest #pm

"Knee high by the fourth of July!" - my engineering manager's response when I ask for a t-shirt size of upcoming work #productmanagement #product #midwest #midwestern #pm

On a scale of 1-5 Uff Das, how confident are you in next quarter's roadmap bets? #productmanagement #product #midwestern #midwest #pm

"Oh for cute!" - my Product director's response after I proudly showed off my backlog #productmanagement #product #midwestern #midwest #pm

Product Management is just a hotdish of strong, yet uninformed, opinions #productmanagement #PM #midwestern #midwest

"Lemme just squeeze right past ya." - Stakeholders trying to get a new feature into the sprint #productmanagement #PM #midwestern #Midwest

Ending every presentation with "Dontcha know?" 🤦🏻‍♀️ #productmanagement #PM #midwestern