Lead Engineer: So I think we're all set on the microwave design, but, for the beep feature—how many times do you want it to beep?<p>Product Manager: What do you mean?<p>Lead Engineer: You said you wanted it to beep when the food was done. How many times should it beep?<p>Product Manager: Oh. I didn't know we could do multiple. Um. 2? 3?<p>Lead Engineer: Sure, yea, we can do that.<p>Product Manager: Should we do more?<p>Lead Engineer: If you want? I don't care. I don't even own a microwave.<p>Product Manager: Let's do 3. We gotta make sure they hear it.<p>Lead Engineer: Ok sure, 3. Got it.<p>Product Manager: Actually we're already behind schedule. If this gets flagged in user testing we're fucked. Make it 4.<p>Lead Engineer: Um, okay. You sure? 4 beeps?<p>Product Manager: Yea that's great, thanks. Okay, we good? Anybody got any fun plans this weekend?<p>Lead Engineer: Yea, we're going to take the family down the beach. Weather's looking pretty good.<p>Product Manager: Actually, can we do 5 beeps.
My mother's microwave beeps four times, even if you open the door on the first beep. Obviously, you know the food is done, as you heard the beep and opened the door, but you get three more beeps. It drives me crazy. I've never seen another microwave that does this.
Just make sure it keeps beeping every 7 seconds until someone goes back to the microwave. Obviously they want to be reminded they put something in there.