Ten things your team manager doesn’t want to hear just before the deadline.

1. But it works on my machine.
2. Done. Just testing is left.
3. I am waiting for x to give me the code for integration.
4. I think there is a bug in SVN (a.k.a “We messed up with checkout”)
5. Next time we should promise deadlines more realistically.
6. UPS serviceman called up. It is raining outside his office.
7. Your father in law is sitting in the lounge. Shall I tell him you are not in the office?
8. Bug list has come: 7 showstoppers, 13 minor defects.
9. Our VP would love to have a minor documentation with this build.
10. Hi man. Hope everything is on track.