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Well timed. I just had my annual performance review, and it was brought up that my time estimates are consistently 'off'. The actual complaint was ridiculous

Well timed. I just had my annual performance review, and it was brought up that my time estimates are consistently 'off'. The actual complaint was ridiculous because I typically get my work done faster than my estimate. So, you order 'food' at a restaurant, and they bring you a nice filet mignon, and you criticize them for not bringing you leftover chicken. Being forced, in a corporate setting, to come up with a time estimate without any information other than a 100,000 foot view of a project, combined with ongoing commitments, interruptions, meetings, conference calls etc is absolutely ludicrous. So I tend to estimate high. But not overtly high. Some projects still run over (usually owing to not having anywhere near enough info to estimate). These are not mentioned during the review, only those that were delivered significantly under. Then to be criticized for over delivering during performance reviews at year end... Anybody looking for a programmer with 30+ years of experience?

smnscu 9y ago
Yes, to both your rant and question. Shoot me an email at the email from https://github.com/andreis https://github.com/andreis, we're hiring remotely and in several countries. Either React or Go experience or interest is appreciated, since we're using both extensively.
snarf21 9y ago
I think it is reasonable to push back and ask for more requirements. If they say that they don't exist yet, estimate it will take 6 months. When they accuse you of being unhelpful, restate that at present you don't have enough information to make any kind of reasonable ballpark estimate let alone something for them to put in their awful gantt chart. If that path won't work, then I'd tell them that I need two days to break it down into all the tasks that I think I'll need to do and then give them an estimate after you do that investigation.
jrs235 9y ago
Sounds like you might be making other people look bad by coming under. "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." - The Underachiever's Manifesto: The Guide to Accomplishing Little and Feeling Great[0] Complete bullshit and a horrible culture to be if you truly care about progress and doing your best. [0] http://amzn.to/2EwCNOx http://amzn.to/2EwCNOx - affiliate link

smnscu 9y ago

Yes, to both your rant and question. Shoot me an email at the email from https://github.com/andreis https://github.com/andreis, we're hiring remotely and in several countries. Either React or Go experience or interest is appreciated, since we're using both extensively.

snarf21 9y ago

I think it is reasonable to push back and ask for more requirements. If they say that they don't exist yet, estimate it will take 6 months. When they accuse you of being unhelpful, restate that at present you don't have enough information to make any kind of reasonable ballpark estimate let alone something for them to put in their awful gantt chart. If that path won't work, then I'd tell them that I need two days to break it down into all the tasks that I think I'll need to do and then give them an estimate after you do that investigation.

jrs235 9y ago

Sounds like you might be making other people look bad by coming under. "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." - The Underachiever's Manifesto: The Guide to Accomplishing Little and Feeling Great[0] Complete bullshit and a horrible culture to be if you truly care about progress and doing your best. [0] http://amzn.to/2EwCNOx http://amzn.to/2EwCNOx - affiliate link