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Drinking from the Firehose

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Getting access to the full raw data without documentation or guidance.

Drinking from the Firehose

Being overwhelmed by an excessive amount of information at once. A polite way to say, "You're drowning in an overwhelming mess of data and bad documentation." Happens to every new hire who is expected to figure things out without proper onboarding. A guaranteed way to burn people out in six months.

"I’m drinking from the firehose here, but sure, let’s add another ‘quick update’ to my inbox."

Drinking from the Firehose
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