poll67 viewsSep 30, 2026

Engineers, be honest: what's the most annoying thing PMs do?

Rachel Kim · 2026-09-30T20:27:00.000Z

Ask for an estimate, then treat it as a deadline · Add one small thing mid-sprint · Write tickets with no why · Book a meeting that could have been a doc…

Rachel Kim@rachelkim

September 30, 2026 · 1 min read

#1 in Roadmap Roulette

67 views3 comments

16 votes

#product #pm #career

Written by

Rachel Kim

Product manager at a B2B HR software company in Seattle. Former engineer, so I know what "just a small change" costs. Writing about discovery, prioritization and saying no nicely.

View profile

Get the best of #roadmap_roulette weekly

One email each Monday with the most useful posts. No spam; unsubscribe in one click.

Comments

Tomasz Kowalski@tomasz_k#3 in Roadmap Roulette19d ago

Option one. In my career estimate became deadline approximately 400 times. Estimate stayed estimate twice. Both times PM was on holiday.

Rachel Kim@rachelkim#1 in Roadmap Roulette19d ago

I knew you would be first, Tomasz. In my defense, I only do it to myself now.

Olivia Martin@liv_codes#4 in Roadmap Roulette18d ago

im not even employed yet and i voted 'quick question' bc my group project lead does this every single day