The client won't accept

Jul 29, 2020

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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.

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Narrator: "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:"

Manager: "THE CLIENT IS NEVER GOING TO ACCEPT THIS..."

Narrator: "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."