I'm on the zombie project. The one that's too politically sensitive to kill but obviously going nowhere 😒. People get staffed, burn hours, make slides, and nothing ever happens. It’s draining and I’m worried being tied to it makes me look less valuable. How do you handle it when you’re stuck on a project that’s clearly dead but won’t die?

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Take the utilization, learn things from the experiences, cash the paycheck.

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What D1 said … and start planning your exit.

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