And generally this works very well! The boss may bluster about "We can't spend that much time!" but ultimately every project takes longer than is estimated. And

And generally this works very well! The boss may bluster about "We can't spend that much time!" but ultimately every project takes longer than is estimated. And that is business as usual. The boss often wants to feel like they've negotiated the "price" of an issue and won, regardless of whether they pay full price in the end.