In my case it led to a reputation for getting things done correctly on time. Because I'd only say yes if I actually thought it was possible - the thing I reali

In my case it led to a reputation for getting things done correctly on time. Because I'd only say yes if I actually thought it was possible - the thing I realised is that the push back on estimations is only at the start of a project, all they remember at the end is you said X, it took X.