To me, points should be an estimate of complexity. Higher complexity means more unknowns, more traps, larger possible range of time to complete. If the current

To me, points should be an estimate of complexity. Higher complexity means more unknowns, more traps, larger possible range of time to complete. If the current codebase is murky, then I add points. I promise that if we fix the murky areas in the code then we can build faster and more predictably. A 1 pointer means nothing can really go wrong. It's a linear time task. I don't think the Product Manager digs my philosophical approach.