S01E03

We talk about the dreaded, and yet, accurate phrase. When to use it and what comes after…
Transcript

Matthew: Yeah, even if we were being evil, it's not anybody could stop us. Well, is there any topic you'd like to tackle today?

Matt: Good question.

Matthew: Thank you.

Matt: Great questions.

Matthew: That's why they pay me the big bucks.

Matt: My jaw is slack because-- this is not what we talked about yesterday, as far as, something--

Matthew: Oh, I see.

Matt: Like, do I wanna open this can of worms. Like this, this fits more into like a, like a pet peeve, communication thing, like almost like the sports analogy conversation.

Matthew: Oh, I've got one of those, but go ahead.

Matt: Like do we wanna open up this can of worms. It's something we're both guilty of too.

Matthew: Okay.

Matt: I actually saw something on LinkedIn about it.

Matthew: Okay, well I don't do it, but go ahead.

Matt: Yes you do So it comes down to the "it depends." And why, even though I say it sometimes, it bothers me as a, as like an escape hatch for, I'll say specifically around designers, researchers, when they can't make a decision and they say "it depends." I guess it's more about not just saying "it depends," I believe we've talked about this before, but it's what they say after that.

Matthew: Yeah, absolutely.

Matt: Like the thing that drives me nuts is the "it depends" mic drop, walk out of a meeting, versus the "it depends," hey let's go find out and I'll get you an answer, which I don't hear nearly enough or at all. And so I saw someone mention it on a LinkedIn post that it's something they do and they're proud of

Matthew: Of the mic drop.

Matt: No, they didn't talk about the mic drop, but just the "it depends" without any other context around it.

Matthew: Oh, okay, they shouldn't be proud of that, but go ahead.

Matt: Right, that's kinda my point, and I know you and I've done it, even I think as recently as yesterday about something, where we, I can't remember what we were talking about, oh, well it depe...
It Depends. Or Does it? Yes. Unless…
