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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 21:28:04 JST nixCraft 🐧

   PM: How long is this going to take you?
   Me: No idea, I've never done it before.
   PM: Well what's your estimate?
   Me: Any estimate would be useless because I've no idea what difficulties I'll encounter.
   PM: But I need to put a number on the plan. How about 15 days?
   Me: Sure, why not? Let's also estimate I'll grow wings and complete this project while flying.

   • The Green Knight (greenknight23@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 21:50:31 JST The Green Knight

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     @nixCraft 15 days later

     pm: why isn't this done, you said it would only take 15 days!

   • your_huckleberry (your_huckleberry@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 21:51:59 JST your_huckleberry

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     @nixCraft "why don't you pick an estimate, that way we'll both be surprised."

   • your_huckleberry (your_huckleberry@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 21:54:13 JST your_huckleberry

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     @nixCraft Also, never forget The Scotty Factor.

     https://wiki.c2.com/?ScottyFactor

   • mia7777 (mia7777@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 22:49:42 JST mia7777

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     @nixCraft Hello, is this your profile? https://nigame.company/user89748 You can view the profile by typing your name in the search after logging in. If it is not you, you should complain to the administrator as the scammer is making money on your name, it is up to you to decide.

   • saxedos (saxedos@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Mar-2024 23:38:35 JST saxedos

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     @nixCraft https://cutt.ly/RwV0ilnZ

   • Fubaroque (fubaroque@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 02:21:11 JST Fubaroque

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     @nixCraft Give that PO this link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=502ILHjX9EE

   • Weasel (weaselx86@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 04:40:36 JST Weasel

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     @nixCraft

     CEO: How long will this take?
     ME: 18 months, here's a detailed schedule.
     CEO: That's too long, it needs to be done in 12 months.
     [...a week later...]
     ME: I can do it in 12 months if you assign a particular developer EJW to my team; here's a detailed schedule assuming that.
     CEO: OK [does not assign EJW to my team]
     [...18 months later...]
     ME: It's done.
     CEO: This was supposed to be done in 12 months. You were 50% late.

     True story.

   • the_wiggler (the_wiggler@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 04:57:56 JST the_wiggler

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     @nixCraft PM: why wont it work
     Me: because the OS wont let us do that.
     PM: but it works on this other OS
     Me: yes, because that OS does not have that restriction
     PM: but why wont it work?

   • Baron Vonskinnback (vonskinnback@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 06:54:43 JST Baron Vonskinnback

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     @nixCraft every time I get asked about how long an issue will take to resolve or what is wrong with something I always say something along the lines of "I don't know, if I did it would already be sorted, but if that is not good enough for you then I will have a word with my manager to get a complete bullshit artist allocated to this project, that way you can have someone working with you who has absolutely no problem lying to your face to keep you happy".

   • furicle (furicle@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 07:31:54 JST furicle

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     @nixCraft it's a simple formula... Days to retirement + 1

   • Dave bauer (davebauerart@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Mar-2024 08:56:06 JST Dave bauer

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     @nixCraft Whatever number it's always at least x2 + 50%.