RE: Reminder2 Sep 2024 08:32
David’s interview last week said wireline results “perhaps early next week”.
The trouble with this is that people then totally ignore the word “perhaps” & assume it’ll definitely be early this week (which to most would mean by Tuesday).
As others have pointed out, if there’s subsequently any slippage in timescales, this could easily be interpreted (possibly incorrectly) as bad news.
Whilst I’m all for regular comms & updates, putting too precise a timing on unpredictable things risks making you a hostage to fortune & undermining the very transparency you’re trying to create.
IMHO David would have been better off saying “perhaps sometime next week” or “shortly”, thereby tempering expectations & providing a bit more wiggle room.