Software developer’s daily stand-up update was “same shit as yesterday”

A senior software developer has thrown a medium-sized Agile delivery function into crisis after giving a daily stand-up update so clear, accurate and emotionally honest that several managers were forced to pretend they had not heard it. Ryan Hollis, 52, delivered the update at 9:46am during what the company officially describes as a “collaborative delivery sync” and what employees privately describe as “the morning hostage roll call”. When asked what he worked on yesterday, Hollis replied, “same shit as yesterday.” ...

26 May 2026 · 3 min