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Well, I've never heard about it.

Both of my parents worked their entire lives on the construction industry. It's a running joke that this never happens.

Software people tend to assume that the rest of the world is far more organized than it actually is. In particular, they seem to think that construction projects tend to be well-oiled machines with perfectly followed specs written in advance.

I work in civil engineering so I'm fully aware of what monstrous cluster fucks some projects turn into. Doesn't change the fact that the majority of projects (by number) are simple, small, unambitious projects that basically go as expected.

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