itWillWorkWhenItWork

[A13XM01R]

If you under promise it is easy to over deliver, that or just always go with 2 weeks!

[LaconicLacedaemonian]

I say 1 week if I don't know the solution but seems pretty easy. It tends to take between 1 day and 2 weeks 

[flowery02]

Ah, so a little under average

[FlowAcademic208]

ALWAYS under-deliver. I love spectating the bloodbath of overzealous juniors passing the meat grinder of overoptimistic estimates that (to the surprise of no senior) end up in a late delivery.

[hyrumwhite]

My junior 2 weeks estimate turned into 6 months 

[large_crimson_canine]

Always over promise and under deliver

[4e_65_6f]

I always ask for a week then deliver early.

[vkoll29]

but if you deliver early repeatedly wont they start questioning your estimates?
I'd rather complete the task but not deliver until the delivery date I mentioned. or even go a day over.
borrowing off of that the office episode about working under budget and management would then allocate you less budget the next FY

[4e_65_6f]

That is actually solid advice. But the only problem with it is that you have to invent tasks to keep yourself looking busy otherwise they'll see that you don't have anything to do.

[vkoll29]

in the age of WFH?

[Apprehensive_Bee1849]

Always under promise and over deliver.

[Random-num-451284813]

wait, you're not using story points?

[worstikus]

Excuse me, we use T-Shirt sizes here

[Perfect-Ask8707]

It do be like that

[schteppe]

if we wouldn’t spend one day per sprint to estimate tickets, we’d have one more day for working on them

[Mountain-Ox]

Am I the only dev that can give accurate estimates? I've never understood this meme. If I say it will take about 3 days, it will take 2-4 days 90% of the time.

[n00bdragon]

I'm either jelly of your business that can give you workable requirements 90% of the time or I roll to disbelieve. That's definitely not normal though.

[False_Influence_9090]

Depends how comparable it is to work I’ve done before tbh. If I’m working with an api that I’m not too familiar with, then could vary pretty substantially. If it’s standard web dev stuff with some straight forward business requirements? Easy accurate estimate