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I’m of the opinion that it’s always better to overestimate something rather than underestimating it or estimating it accurately. If something takes 20 minutes and you are given a couple of days you have multiple options.
Management loves when things are done early, expects things to be done on time, and gets angry when there’s a delay (and no warning of the delay), so it’s the smart choice in my view.
That's a good point.
Though sometimes people are just sandbagging. Like I know one guy is just watching Netflix instead of working. I'm downstream from his work, so it's a little annoying that I have to wait a couple days to get started.
I wouldn't rat him out because my labor solidarity beats out my annoyance, but the annoyance is real.