So on my way out the door on my internship, graphics guy attempted to drop some knowledge on me. He told me: “A word of advice: Be the positive guy at your job! Nobody likes the cynical guy who says things can’t be done!”
I don’t recommend adhering to this if you’re trying to survive in post-production.
There’s nothing wrong with a “Make it Work” attitude, but at the same time, you need to know your limits. Is the audio for whatever you’re working on so bad the project’s unsalvageable? then you need to tell someone now, before you spend two days working on it only for your boss to walk by and say “Holy christ, that sounds terrible! Throw it away, we need to reshoot!” Some things can be fixed, some things can’t, but the trick is knowing when “fixing it” is worth it versus when fixing it costs more time/money than just flat out starting over.
So here’s my better advice: Don’t hesitate to tell someone there’s a problem.
You can beat your head against the wall all you want looking for a magic solution in Final Cut, but often it’s faster and MUCH less painful to just have a conversation about it and see if you can’t fix it in pre-production (or nix the idea completely).
I know no one wants to look incompetent by bringing up the problem, but trust me, you’re going to look way worse if you can’t fix it and people are screwed because nobody ever brought it up. You’d think grown ups with jobs would be past this but trust me, they aren’t. Communication is your greatest weapon in post- don’t forget that!