The client won't accept

Jul 29, 2020

drawing - text: When I was a junior developer, a manager asked me for an estimate. I did my best to give a fair number. He told me: | The client is never going to accept this... | Now I would say something like 'why don't you write a number the client will accept, then?' but back then, I just reduced my estimate and worked unpaid overtime.

"Things managers said" number 2...

What's the worst thing a manager ever said to you?