The worst thing that ever happened in software engineering was when Kirk asked Scotty how long something would take and Scotty said thirty minutes and Kirk said you’ve got five and Scotty got it done in five and impressionable children watched this and grew up to become managers.
@isaacfreeman That has to be watched in conjunction with the TNG episode in which he gets pulled out of a transporter to tell Geordie he should be padding his estimates.
@isaacfreeman This was the best thing about working freelance. Always give the client the 30 minute estimate. When you deliver it in five and save their butt, they call you a miracle worker.
@troublewithwords @isaacfreeman I could do this with a straight face if I also billed in 30m increments