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The only thing I can come up with, if you want to stay in the job, is clandestine overestimation. Anything where you are an expert but no one else is, add some
by quickthrower2 8y ago
The only thing I can come up with, if you want to stay in the job, is clandestine overestimation. Anything where you are an expert but no one else is, add some padding, which makes the overall estimate for the job generous.
- b0rsuk 8y agoYup, tried that until boss yelled at me. You can say any estimate that's low enough, or you'll get a stern "that's too long", or even "bullshit". After boss left my 3 team members piled on me to make the estimate 5 days instead of my 2 weeks, saying it can be later extended. I said then why not make it 2 weeks and shorten layer. No response. The task could take 5 days but it's a lottery. A bugfix in a convoluted system. I would go with the 5 days, but I don't trust the boss. He never takes responsibility for any setback.