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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by Boothroid on Thursday August 17, 2017 @09:16AM (#15036448)
Unfortunately I've just thought of another - moaning about time estimations - even after these have been pared down to the absolute minimum with the expectation of putting in extra hours on the side to meet the deadline!

Good to get this stuff of the chest sometimes.

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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by shados on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:19PM (#15038115)
oh that one drives me insane.

"This will take 40 hours" (I hate estimating in hours for individual tasks as there's no way to average the overrages with the ones that went under estimate).

"Thats too much, can you do it in 20?"

"No, 40 is already underestimating imo"

"Well, it won't fit in the project plan at 40"

"Sorry, that's really as fast as it can"

"Well, lets put 20 and either make up the time or just go over" (wtf?)

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