> They probably don’t want you to lie, but there is a small chance that they pruessure you to.
In my experience, most of the time there was pressure. I remember a funny conversation between my project manager and a colleague:
PM: "We need to have X as soon as possible, how long will it take you?"
Dev: "Oh that's, easy, I can finish it tomorrow."
PM: "Tomorrow??? That's impossible, because it needs a and b, no?"
Dev: "Yes you are right... I can probably finish it by next week."
PM: "Next week??? That is a long time! It's only a, b, c
and d that needs to be done. Does it all take that long?"
Dev: "You are right, I can probably finish it sooner. I can get it ready by this Friday."
PM: "That is perfect! The customer wanted to put in production on Monday, so we can now confirm. Thanks!"
I overheard that story (open office), and it was a real facepalm moment.
In my experience, most of the time there was pressure. I remember a funny conversation between my project manager and a colleague:
PM: "We need to have X as soon as possible, how long will it take you?"
Dev: "Oh that's, easy, I can finish it tomorrow."
PM: "Tomorrow??? That's impossible, because it needs a and b, no?"
Dev: "Yes you are right... I can probably finish it by next week."
PM: "Next week??? That is a long time! It's only a, b, c and d that needs to be done. Does it all take that long?"
Dev: "You are right, I can probably finish it sooner. I can get it ready by this Friday."
PM: "That is perfect! The customer wanted to put in production on Monday, so we can now confirm. Thanks!"
I overheard that story (open office), and it was a real facepalm moment.