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Discussion on: What you hate the most about being a Developer? 😅🤓

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Max Ong Zong Bao

Giving estimates even if you don't know how long it will take.

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ferceg

In these cases one of my colleagues is more than happy to give "500 +/- 490 hours"-like estimates :)

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Sarthak Sharma

😅✨

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terabyte.

I wish I agreed less...

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Uriel Bitton

nailed it man

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Franco

Exactly.

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Swarup Kumar Mahapatra

Giving estimates when Manager has already set a deadline!

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Sarthak Sharma

Plot twist

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Max Ong Zong Bao

I got to agree with that and negotiating on the deliverables is not fun.

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Andy Edmonds

Giving estimates while still in the meeting with the stakeholders and before being able to think on the requirements.

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Erik Lundevall Zara

Of course you do not know it, that is why it is called an estimate :-)

The main problem is with people who treat an estimate as a promise and/or do not care about context and do not follow-up on information changes.