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She Sent My Mockup Before I Approved It

I said the mockup was rough. My coworker sent it to the client anyway.

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Samira works on an abstract mockup in an office design room.
Samira made a rough mockup.

For the team only.

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Samira shows Elise the rough mockup during an internal huddle.
She said it was internal.

No client eyes yet.

Elise checks the project schedule on her laptop and looks worried.
Then the meeting moved up.

Elise wanted momentum.

Elise sends the mockup from her laptop while Samira is away.
So Elise sent it.

Before approval.

Samira sees client feedback on the rough mockup during a meeting.
The client liked the rough part.

The wrong details stuck.

Samira confronts Elise beside design boards.
Samira asked why.

Elise said she created momentum.

The team splits around a conference table over the early client share.
The team split.

Approval or momentum?

Samira stands at the design board deciding how to reset the client direction.
So where do you stand?

The mockup already left.

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Internal note

Samira told Elise the mockup was rough and not ready for the client.

Forwarded file

Elise sent the mockup before Samira approved the share.

Client feedback

The client reacted to details Samira had planned to remove from the next version.

Pick your side

Should Elise wait for approval, was the early share helpful, or should they clarify and reset?

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  1. Samira made a rough mockup.
    The design was meant to help the internal team discuss direction, not to represent the final idea.
    This is not ready yet.
  2. She said it was internal.
    Samira asked the team to react to the structure, not the messy details.
    Please do not send this.
    Got it.
  3. Then the meeting moved up.
    The client asked for a visual before the next call, and Elise did not want the project to stall.
    They need something today.
  4. So Elise sent it.
    She forwarded the mockup with a note that it was only an early visual.
    This will help the call.
  5. The client liked the rough part.
    The client started asking for changes around pieces Samira planned to remove.
    They saw that version?
  6. Samira asked why.
    Samira said the share made her roughest work feel like the approved direction.
    That was not approved.
    We needed movement.
  7. The team split.
    Some said Samira's approval mattered. Others said Elise kept the client engaged.
    You wait for the owner.
    Clients need visuals.
  8. So where do you stand?
    Samira has to decide whether to push back, accept the momentum, or reset the client conversation.
    Who owns the rough draft?
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