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To be clear, if I was your PM I wouldn't have done it, but... You should've done that instead because likely not even your customer cared. They okayed a month a

To be clear, if I was your PM I wouldn't have done it, but... You should've done that instead because likely not even your customer cared. They okayed a month and would've been unhappy if it was late, but otherwise they usually don't care. Being predictable is more important than being cheap.

siva7 5y ago
This is important to understand. When you agree for a contract, do not renegonatiate the offer by lowballing yourself because you found a way to do it faster. This is unlikely something that will be appreciated by management.
- drran 5y ago
  Yeah, let your competitor do it for you and drive you out of business.
- mettamage 5y ago
  I can see how this makes people cynical, it does to me to some extent. But now I view it as: your goal isn't to perform the best on your term. It's to perform the best on terms of whatever your management says you should do. Hopefully, that's in alignment. If it isn't, then keep on searching for a job while working there, or simply have peace with it.
  - soco 5y ago
    Let's not forget that the job done is not done for myself, but for the company which employed me to do the job. So if it takes less time, I'd report it and if the others refuse to budge, I will use that extra time to do some courses or such - also very useful to myself AND the employer. Win win and no need to get cynical.
  - user5994461 5y ago
    Personally I view it as a successful project for the client. The client wanted something done but they only had some time/budget to work on it. The developer looked into it and was able to get the project done. It's great.
- theptip 5y ago
  That’s one way of looking at it. The other way is: imagine how much your client is going to trust you forevermore if you tell them you did it in half the original estimate. The next time you slip they will happily pay you because they know you are honest. They might like you so much that they will do referral calls for other clients. Etc. Reputation matters.

siva7 5y ago

This is important to understand. When you agree for a contract, do not renegonatiate the offer by lowballing yourself because you found a way to do it faster. This is unlikely something that will be appreciated by management.

drran 5y ago
Yeah, let your competitor do it for you and drive you out of business.
mettamage 5y ago
I can see how this makes people cynical, it does to me to some extent. But now I view it as: your goal isn't to perform the best on your term. It's to perform the best on terms of whatever your management says you should do. Hopefully, that's in alignment. If it isn't, then keep on searching for a job while working there, or simply have peace with it.
- soco 5y ago
  Let's not forget that the job done is not done for myself, but for the company which employed me to do the job. So if it takes less time, I'd report it and if the others refuse to budge, I will use that extra time to do some courses or such - also very useful to myself AND the employer. Win win and no need to get cynical.
- user5994461 5y ago
  Personally I view it as a successful project for the client. The client wanted something done but they only had some time/budget to work on it. The developer looked into it and was able to get the project done. It's great.
theptip 5y ago
That’s one way of looking at it. The other way is: imagine how much your client is going to trust you forevermore if you tell them you did it in half the original estimate. The next time you slip they will happily pay you because they know you are honest. They might like you so much that they will do referral calls for other clients. Etc. Reputation matters.