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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by danenania on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:16PM (#23479566)
"estimates that seem too high, and then don't even meet those"

This is pretty much the definition of an estimate in software.

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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by amznthrowaway5 on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:31PM (#23480469)
Since the estimates are almost always off, it's a perfect way for the managers to reward the people they like for political reasons, and punish the ones they don't.
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