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Manager: We (meaning you) need to do task A. How long will it take?

Me: Task A will take X days to do.

Manager: That seems awful long.

Me: How long do you think it should take?

Manager: It surely could not take any longer than Y days.

Me: Ok, it seems you have an answer to your question then.

Later:

Manager: It’s been Y days, why isn’t task A done yet?

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[–] 39 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

I reverse Dutch auction it. Every time the estimate is asked for/confirmed/reconfirmed/queried it goes up.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    Dutch auctions are the ones where the high initial price decreases until someone buys the object.

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