> But, but ... isn't every estimate supposed to be provisional?
Heh, no. It is an estimate when you are making it, but ten minutes later it magically becomes a commitment.
"Tasks like this usually take two days, sometimes one or three, very rarely more... so, two days on average."
"Okay, I am writing down: two days."
...two weeks later...
"How it is possible that the task took three days when it was estimated at two? You made the estimate! And you all were there at the planning, and no one said anything! As senior developers, you should make better estimates, this is unprofessional."
Heh, no. It is an estimate when you are making it, but ten minutes later it magically becomes a commitment.
"Tasks like this usually take two days, sometimes one or three, very rarely more... so, two days on average."
"Okay, I am writing down: two days."
...two weeks later...
"How it is possible that the task took three days when it was estimated at two? You made the estimate! And you all were there at the planning, and no one said anything! As senior developers, you should make better estimates, this is unprofessional."